Tăng Sâm giết người
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Tăng Sâm killed a man — repeat a slander often enough and even a mother doubts her son.
Literally: Zengzi committed murder
Examples
Tin đồn kiểu Tăng Sâm giết người, nghe mãi cũng tin.A Zengzi-killed-a-man rumor — heard often enough, believed.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “Tăng Sâm giết người” mean?
Tăng Sâm killed a man — repeat a slander often enough and even a mother doubts her son. Literally: Zengzi committed murder
Is “Tăng Sâm giết người” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.