Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mất lòng còn ruột

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Feelings bruised, kinship intact — the quarrel stops short of the blood.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Xung đột không đến mức mất tình thân

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Literally: heart lost, gut remains

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “mất lòng còn ruột” mean?

Feelings bruised, kinship intact — the quarrel stops short of the blood. Literally: heart lost, gut remains

Is “mất lòng còn ruột” formal or informal?

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

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