thương thay thân phận con rùa, lên đình đội hạc xuống chùa đội bia
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Meaning · English
Pity the turtle's lot — bearing the crane at the đình, bearing the stele at the pagoda — burdens sacred and endless alike.
Literally: pity the turtle: carries the crane at the hall, the stele at the temple
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 “thương thay thân phận con rùa, lên đình đội hạc xuống chùa đội bia” mean?
Pity the turtle's lot — bearing the crane at the đình, bearing the stele at the pagoda — burdens sacred and endless alike. Literally: pity the turtle: carries the crane at the hall, the stele at the temple
Is “thương thay thân phận con rùa, lên đình đội hạc xuống chùa đội bia” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.