Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

Đoàn kết thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

English equivalentː United we stand, divided we fall.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thống nhất thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Từ diển Anh-Việt, chính-trị, hành-chính, kinh-tế, tài-chính, pháp-luật (1968).

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent united we stand, divided we fall Unity leads to strength, while division leads to weakness English

Topics: Life & death

Common questions

What does “Đoàn kết thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết” mean?

English equivalentː United we stand, divided we fall.

Is “Đoàn kết thì sống, chia rẽ thì chết” formal or informal?

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

What is the closest equivalent?

“united we stand, divided we fall” (English) — near equivalent.