Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cần bất như chuyên

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Meaning · English

Diligence is less than constancy — bursts of zeal lose to steady application.

Literally: industrious is not equal to persistent

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 “cần bất như chuyên” mean?

Diligence is less than constancy — bursts of zeal lose to steady application. Literally: industrious is not equal to persistent

Is “cần bất như chuyên” formal or informal?

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

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