Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lấy nhân nghĩa cảm hoá nhiều lần không được, bất đắc dĩ mới dùng bạo lực

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Meaning · English

Use violence only when persuasion fails

Literally: Take humanity and righteousness to persuade many times without success, only then use force

Examples

Chúng ta nên lấy nhân nghĩa cảm hoá họ trước, nếu không được thì mới dùng biện pháp mạnh.We should use humanity and righteousness to persuade them first, if not successful then use strong measures.

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lấy nhân nghĩa cảm hoá nhiều lần không được, bất đắc dĩ mới dùng bạo lực” mean?

Use violence only when persuasion fails Literally: Take humanity and righteousness to persuade many times without success, only then use force

Is “Lấy nhân nghĩa cảm hoá nhiều lần không được, bất đắc dĩ mới dùng bạo lực” formal or informal?

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