núi cao còn có núi cao hơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally "for every high mountain there is an even higher mountain". Compare Chinese 一山還有一山高／一山还有一山高 (nhất sơn hoàn hữu nhất sơn cao).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nuj˧˦ kaːw˧˧ kɔn˨˩ kɔ˧˦ nuj˧˦ kaːw˧˧ həːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nuj˨˩˦ kaːw˧˧ kɔŋ˦˩ kɔ˨˩˦ nuj˨˩˦ kaːw˧˧ həːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nuj˦˥ kaːw˧˧ kɔŋ˨˩ kɔ˦˥ nuj˦˥ kaːw˧˧ həːŋ˧˧]

Proverb

núi cao còn có núi cao hơn

1. do not be smug about your achievements, as there are always people who do even better