tham thì thâm

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Close to the English saying: “Grasp all, lose all.”.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Om tất cả, mất tất cả

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes

Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary: Vietnamese-English English-Vietnamese (2008).

Common questions

What does “tham thì thâm” mean?

Close to the English saying: “Grasp all, lose all.”.

Is “tham thì thâm” formal or informal?

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