Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

chẳng thiêng ai gọi là thần

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Meaning · English

Someone who is not respected or admired is not considered great

Literally: nobody calls a non-sacred thing a god

Examples

Anh ta chẳng thiêng ai gọi là thần vì luôn thất hứaHe is not respected because he always breaks his promises

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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 “chẳng thiêng ai gọi là thần” mean?

Someone who is not respected or admired is not considered great Literally: nobody calls a non-sacred thing a god

Is “chẳng thiêng ai gọi là thần” formal or informal?

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