Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

giời có mắt

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Meaning · English

Heaven has eyes — wrongs are witnessed, whatever the courts miss.

Literally: the sky has eyes

Examples

Cứ làm ác đi, giời có mắt đấy.Go on doing wrong — heaven has eyes.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “giời có mắt” mean?

Heaven has eyes — wrongs are witnessed, whatever the courts miss. Literally: the sky has eyes

Is “giời có mắt” formal or informal?

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

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