sanh sự sự sanh
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Start trouble and trouble starts — incidents breed in whichever hand stirs them.
Literally: beget the affair, the affair begets
Examples
Đừng khơi chuyện nữa, sanh sự sự sanh.Stop stirring — start trouble and trouble starts.
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 “sanh sự sự sanh” mean?
Start trouble and trouble starts — incidents breed in whichever hand stirs them. Literally: beget the affair, the affair begets
Is “sanh sự sự sanh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.