nhứt tinh chi hỏa năng thiêu vạn khoảnh chi tân, bán cú phi ngôn ngộ tổ bình sanh chi đức
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
One spark burns ten thousand cords of wood; one crooked half-sentence burns a lifetime's virtue — fire and speech, same physics.
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 “nhứt tinh chi hỏa năng thiêu vạn khoảnh chi tân, bán cú phi ngôn ngộ tổ bình sanh chi đức” mean?
One spark burns ten thousand cords of wood; one crooked half-sentence burns a lifetime's virtue — fire and speech, same physics. Literally: one star of flame burns myriad fields of wood; half a wrong phrase ruins a life's virtue
Is “nhứt tinh chi hỏa năng thiêu vạn khoảnh chi tân, bán cú phi ngôn ngộ tổ bình sanh chi đức” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.