Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

kiến dị tư thiên

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Seeing the strange, itching to copy it — imitating every novelty one meets.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhìn thấy điều lạ, muốn bắt chước — bắt chước mọi điều mới gặp

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Literally: see the different, long to copy

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “kiến dị tư thiên” mean?

Seeing the strange, itching to copy it — imitating every novelty one meets. Literally: see the different, long to copy

Is “kiến dị tư thiên” formal or informal?

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

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