Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ruột cắt ruột không đành

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Gut cannot cut gut — flesh of one's flesh is unseverable.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mối quan hệ huyết thống không thể cắt đứt

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Literally: intestine can't bear to cut intestine

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 “ruột cắt ruột không đành” mean?

Gut cannot cut gut — flesh of one's flesh is unseverable. Literally: intestine can't bear to cut intestine

Is “ruột cắt ruột không đành” formal or informal?

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

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