dụng nhơn như dụng mộc
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Use people as you use timber — no carpenter discards a whole trunk for one knot.
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.