mạng lý hữu thì chung tu hữu, mạng lý vô thì mạc cượng cầu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
What fate holds will come; what fate lacks, don't force — the ledger of one's portion is already written.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “mạng lý hữu thì chung tu hữu, mạng lý vô thì mạc cượng cầu” mean?
What fate holds will come; what fate lacks, don't force — the ledger of one's portion is already written. Literally: destined to have: will have; destined not: don't strain
Is “mạng lý hữu thì chung tu hữu, mạng lý vô thì mạc cượng cầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.