Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

diệt địa giai nhiên

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Meaning · English

Change the soil, the same nature — the worthy stay worthy wherever transplanted.

Literally: shifted ground, all the same

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 “diệt địa giai nhiên” mean?

Change the soil, the same nature — the worthy stay worthy wherever transplanted. Literally: shifted ground, all the same

Is “diệt địa giai nhiên” formal or informal?

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

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