tận nhơn lực phương tri thiên mạng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Spend all human strength, then learn heaven's decree — effort first, and fate only after the last ounce.
Examples
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 “tận nhơn lực phương tri thiên mạng” mean?
Spend all human strength, then learn heaven's decree — effort first, and fate only after the last ounce. Literally: exhaust human effort, then know heaven's mandate
Is “tận nhơn lực phương tri thiên mạng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.