thức khuya mới biết đêm dài, ở lâu mới biết lòng người có nhân

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Meaning · English

Stay up late and learn how long the night is; live with someone long and learn whether their heart is kind — duration is the only test.

Literally: wake late: know the night long; dwell long: know the heart's humanity
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thức khuya mới biết đêm dài, ở lâu mới biết lòng người có nhân” mean?

Stay up late and learn how long the night is; live with someone long and learn whether their heart is kind — duration is the only test. Literally: wake late: know the night long; dwell long: know the heart's humanity

Is “thức khuya mới biết đêm dài, ở lâu mới biết lòng người có nhân” formal or informal?

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