tận lương vô kế
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Provisions gone, stratagems gone — no purse, no plan; money is the mother of maneuvers.
Literally: rations exhausted, no scheme
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 “tận lương vô kế” mean?
Provisions gone, stratagems gone — no purse, no plan; money is the mother of maneuvers. Literally: rations exhausted, no scheme
Is “tận lương vô kế” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.