Sống một trăm, chết hai mươi nhăm tháng mười
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Meaning · English
To live a long life but have a short and unhappy end
Literally: Live one hundred, die twenty-five October
Examples
Ông ấy sống một trăm, chết hai mươi lăm tháng mười vì bệnh tậtHe lived a long life but died miserably due to illness
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Sống một trăm, chết hai mươi nhăm tháng mười” mean?
To live a long life but have a short and unhappy end Literally: Live one hundred, die twenty-five October
Is “Sống một trăm, chết hai mươi nhăm tháng mười” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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