Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

có khó mới có nên

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

No hardship, no achievement — mastery is bought with difficulty.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không có khó khăn thì không có thành công

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Literally: there must be difficulty for there to be accomplishment

Examples

Ráng học đi con, có khó mới có nên.Keep at your studies — no hardship, no achievement.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “có khó mới có nên” mean?

No hardship, no achievement — mastery is bought with difficulty. Literally: there must be difficulty for there to be accomplishment

Is “có khó mới có nên” formal or informal?

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

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