Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

qua, hôn, tang, tế bất tại cấm lệ

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Meaning · English

Exceptions can be made in emergency situations

Literally: funeral, wedding, mourning, ritual not subject to rules

Examples

Trong trường hợp khẩn cấp, có thể qua, hôn, tang, tế bất tại cấm lệIn emergency situations, exceptions can be made for weddings, funerals, mourning, and rituals

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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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Lễ gia quan, lễ hôn phối, phép tống táng, phép tế lễ ; làm bốn phép ấy, ai nấy đều đặng thong thả không mắc trong lệ cấm.” Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “qua, hôn, tang, tế bất tại cấm lệ” mean?

Exceptions can be made in emergency situations Literally: funeral, wedding, mourning, ritual not subject to rules

Is “qua, hôn, tang, tế bất tại cấm lệ” formal or informal?

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