Thức khuya mới biết đêm dài
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Meaning · English
One appreciates the value of something after losing it
Literally: Staying up late to know the night is long
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy không biết giá trị của người bạn ấy cho đến khi họ chia tay, thức khuya mới biết đêm dàiHe didn't know the value of his friend until they parted ways, staying up late to know the night is long
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Thức khuya mới biết đêm dài” mean?
One appreciates the value of something after losing it Literally: Staying up late to know the night is long
Is “Thức khuya mới biết đêm dài” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.