Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

sống lâu lên lão làng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Live long enough, become the village elder — seniority as an automatic promotion.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sống lâu sẽ trở nên có kinh nghiệm

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Literally: long life ascends to village elder

Examples

Sống lâu lên lão làng thôi mà.Just seniority doing its work — live long, outrank everyone.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “sống lâu lên lão làng” mean?

Live long enough, become the village elder — seniority as an automatic promotion. Literally: long life ascends to village elder

Is “sống lâu lên lão làng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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