nhơn vị tài tử, điểu vị thực vong
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
People die for wealth, birds for food — each species undone by its own appetite.
Literally: people perish for goods; birds perish for food
Examples
Tham thì thâm, nhơn vị tài tử điểu vị thực vong.Greed collects — people die for wealth as birds die for bait.
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 “nhơn vị tài tử, điểu vị thực vong” mean?
People die for wealth, birds for food — each species undone by its own appetite. Literally: people perish for goods; birds perish for food
Is “nhơn vị tài tử, điểu vị thực vong” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.