nhơn vô viễn lự, tất hữu cận ưu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
No far planning, near sorrow — the unprovided future moves in next door.
Literally: person without distant forethought surely has near worry
Examples
Lo xa đi, nhơn vô viễn lự tất hữu cận ưu.Plan ahead — skip the far worry and the near one arrives.
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 vô viễn lự, tất hữu cận ưu” mean?
No far planning, near sorrow — the unprovided future moves in next door. Literally: person without distant forethought surely has near worry
Is “nhơn vô viễn lự, tất hữu cận ưu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.