Trăm năm bia đá cũng mòn, nghìn năm bia miệng hãy còn trơ trơ
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Written records are more reliable than oral ones
Examples
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Trăm năm bia đá cũng mòn, nghìn năm bia miệng hãy còn trơ trơ” mean?
Written records are more reliable than oral ones Literally: A hundred years stone monument also wears out, a thousand years oral tale is still intact
Is “Trăm năm bia đá cũng mòn, nghìn năm bia miệng hãy còn trơ trơ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.