đạo thính đồ thuyết
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Heard on the road, told on the road — news that never dismounted to check itself.
Literally: road-heard, road-told
Examples
Tin đạo thính đồ thuyết, đừng vội tin.Road-heard, road-told — don't buy it yet.
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 “đạo thính đồ thuyết” mean?
Heard on the road, told on the road — news that never dismounted to check itself. Literally: road-heard, road-told
Is “đạo thính đồ thuyết” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.