Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hữu lịnh sắc, hữu ác đức

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

There are good and bad people everywhere

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có người tốt và người xấu ở mọi nơi

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Literally: have good virtue, have evil virtue

Examples

Trong xã hội hiện đại, hữu lịnh sắc, hữu ác đức là điều không thể tránh khỏiIn modern society, there are good and bad people everywhere, which is unavoidable

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Hữu lịnh sắc, hữu ác đức” mean?

There are good and bad people everywhere Literally: have good virtue, have evil virtue

Is “Hữu lịnh sắc, hữu ác đức” formal or informal?

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

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