Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nói gần nói xa chẳng qua nói thật

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Meaning · English

Talk near, talk far — nothing beats talking straight — circumlocution's one-line refutation.

Literally: speak near, speak far: nothing like speaking true

Examples

Nói gần nói xa, chẳng qua nói thật.Round and round — plain truth beats it all.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nói gần nói xa chẳng qua nói thật” mean?

Talk near, talk far — nothing beats talking straight — circumlocution's one-line refutation. Literally: speak near, speak far: nothing like speaking true

Is “nói gần nói xa chẳng qua nói thật” formal or informal?

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

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