Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

xuân bất tái lai

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Meaning · English

Spring does not come twice — the one green season is the one you're in.

Literally: spring does not return again

Examples

Chơi xuân đi, xuân bất tái lai.Live your spring — it doesn't come around twice.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “xuân bất tái lai” mean?

Spring does not come twice — the one green season is the one you're in. Literally: spring does not return again

Is “xuân bất tái lai” formal or informal?

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

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