tận tín thư, bất như vô thư
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Trust books entirely and you'd be better off bookless — read critically or not at all.
Literally: full faith in writ is worse than no writ
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tận tín thư, bất như vô thư” mean?
Trust books entirely and you'd be better off bookless — read critically or not at all. Literally: full faith in writ is worse than no writ
Is “tận tín thư, bất như vô thư” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.