sống nhớ tết, chết nhớ giỗ
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Meaning · English
Remember and honor important occasions and traditions
Literally: live remember Tet, die remember death anniversary
Examples
Mỗi dịp sống nhớ tết, chết nhớ giỗ, gia đình tôi lại sum vầyEvery time we live remember Tet, die remember death anniversary, my family gathers together
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sống nhớ tết, chết nhớ giỗ” mean?
Remember and honor important occasions and traditions Literally: live remember Tet, die remember death anniversary
Is “sống nhớ tết, chết nhớ giỗ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.