Tri kim nhật bất tri lai nhật
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Meaning · English
Know the coming day but not the following day
Literally: know gold day not know come day
Examples
Ông ấy luôn nói 'tri kim nhật bất tri lai nhật' khi nói về tương laiHe always says 'tri kim nhật bất tri lai nhật' when talking about the future
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Tri kim nhật bất tri lai nhật” mean?
Know the coming day but not the following day Literally: know gold day not know come day
Is “Tri kim nhật bất tri lai nhật” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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