Definition

1. Verb (literary, archaic):
   • To come again; to return; to come back a second time. This word is primarily used in classical or literary contexts to denote the act of returning or recurring.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Xuân bất tái lai. (Spring does not come again.)
  • Hy vọng vận may sẽ tái lai. (I hope good fortune will return.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is a fixed, proverbial expression meaning "youth does not return twice" or "springtime (of life) will not come again," emphasizing the fleeting nature of time and opportunity.

Variants and Related Words

• Trở lại (v): to return, to come back. This is the modern, common equivalent of .
  • Anh ấy sẽ trở lại vào tuần sau. (He will return next week.)

Synonyms

• Return: to come or go back to a place or condition.
• Recur: to occur again, periodically or repeatedly.
• Come back: to return.

Related Idioms

• Xuân bất tái lai: An idiom meaning "youth is fleeting" or "lost time is never found again," often used to advise seizing the present moment.