Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

kiết thảo hàm hoàn

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Meaning · English

Knot the grass, bear the ring — gratitude repaid even from beyond the grave, as the old tale tells.

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Literally: tie grass, hold the jade ring

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 “kiết thảo hàm hoàn” mean?

Knot the grass, bear the ring — gratitude repaid even from beyond the grave, as the old tale tells. Literally: tie grass, hold the jade ring

Is “kiết thảo hàm hoàn” formal or informal?

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

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