hại nhân nhân hại
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Meaning · English
Harm to one person can lead to harm to others
Literally: harm people people harm
Examples
Họ không nên hại nhân nhân hại vì nó sẽ gây ra hậu quả xấuThey should not harm others because it will lead to bad consequences
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “hại nhân nhân hại” mean?
Harm to one person can lead to harm to others Literally: harm people people harm
Is “hại nhân nhân hại” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.