cửu đại thắng ngoại nhân
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Meaning · English
to win someone over with kindness
Literally: nine great victories are not as good as making friends
Examples
Anh ta đã cửu đại thắng ngoại nhân nhờ cách ứng xử lịch sựHe won them over with his polite demeanor
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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 “cửu đại thắng ngoại nhân” mean?
to win someone over with kindness Literally: nine great victories are not as good as making friends
Is “cửu đại thắng ngoại nhân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.