cây giữa rừng ai lay chẳng chuyển

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Meaning · English

Someone who is isolated or unsupported is easily influenced or swayed

Literally: tree in the middle of the forest, anyone can shake and it will move

Examples

Anh ấy là cây giữa rừng ai lay chẳng chuyển, dễ bị bạn bè xấu影响He is a tree in the middle of the forest, anyone can shake and it will move, easily influenced by bad friends

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “cây giữa rừng ai lay chẳng chuyển” mean?

Someone who is isolated or unsupported is easily influenced or swayed Literally: tree in the middle of the forest, anyone can shake and it will move

Is “cây giữa rừng ai lay chẳng chuyển” formal or informal?

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