Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

dĩ hòa vi quới

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take harmony as the treasure — concord above winning, in every shared roof and market.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hòa hợp được coi là quý giá nhất

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Literally: hold concord precious

Examples

Thôi nhường nhau đi, dĩ hòa vi quới.Let it go, both of you — harmony is the treasure.

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 “dĩ hòa vi quới” mean?

Take harmony as the treasure — concord above winning, in every shared roof and market. Literally: hold concord precious

Is “dĩ hòa vi quới” formal or informal?

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

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