Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tận tâm sở sự

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Whole heart to the task at hand — duty done at full sincerity or not at all.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm việc với sự chân thành và tận tâm

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Literally: utmost heart in the undertaken affair

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 tâm sở sự” mean?

Whole heart to the task at hand — duty done at full sincerity or not at all. Literally: utmost heart in the undertaken affair

Is “tận tâm sở sự” formal or informal?

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

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