Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

dụng nhơn như dụng mộc

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Use people as you use timber — no carpenter discards a whole trunk for one knot.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sử dụng con người như sử dụng gỗ

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Literally: employ people like employing wood

Examples

Đừng vì một lỗi mà bỏ người, dụng nhơn như dụng mộc.Don't discard someone for one flaw — use people as you use timber.

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 “dụng nhơn như dụng mộc” mean?

Use people as you use timber — no carpenter discards a whole trunk for one knot. Literally: employ people like employing wood

Is “dụng nhơn như dụng mộc” formal or informal?

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

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