Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nguy bất nhập, loạn bất cư

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Meaning · English

Enter no peril, dwell in no disorder — the wise map draws itself around danger.

Literally: danger: don't enter; chaos: don't inhabit

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 “nguy bất nhập, loạn bất cư” mean?

Enter no peril, dwell in no disorder — the wise map draws itself around danger. Literally: danger: don't enter; chaos: don't inhabit

Is “nguy bất nhập, loạn bất cư” formal or informal?

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

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