nhơn nhơn thành sự
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Succeeding by other people's hands — accomplishment that waited to be led there.
Literally: by people, achieve the affair
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 “nhơn nhơn thành sự” mean?
Succeeding by other people's hands — accomplishment that waited to be led there. Literally: by people, achieve the affair
Is “nhơn nhơn thành sự” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.