thuyền về có nhớ bến chăng Bến thì một dạ khăng khăng đợi thuyền
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Also seen as: thuyền ơi có nhớ bến chăng Bến thì một dạ khăng khăng nhớ thuyền
Boat, do you remember your wharf? — the wharf, single-hearted, waits fast for its boat — constancy's most beloved metaphor.
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 “thuyền về có nhớ bến chăng Bến thì một dạ khăng khăng đợi thuyền” mean?
Boat, do you remember your wharf? — the wharf, single-hearted, waits fast for its boat — constancy's most beloved metaphor. Literally: boat returning, remember the wharf? the wharf: one heart, steadfast, waiting
Is “thuyền về có nhớ bến chăng Bến thì một dạ khăng khăng đợi thuyền” formal or informal?
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