Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tuế bất ngả diên

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Meaning · English

The years wait for no one — arrow-swift, hare-quick, gone.

Literally: the years do not linger with us

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tuế bất ngả diên” mean?

The years wait for no one — arrow-swift, hare-quick, gone. Literally: the years do not linger with us

Is “tuế bất ngả diên” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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