Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

kẻ thâm người thù

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Meaning · English

Deep with some, cold with others — favor rationed by private ledger.

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Literally: thick with one, hostile with another

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 “kẻ thâm người thù” mean?

Deep with some, cold with others — favor rationed by private ledger. Literally: thick with one, hostile with another

Is “kẻ thâm người thù” formal or informal?

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

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