Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thận chung truy viễn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Careful at the ending, mindful of the distant — devotion that survives the parents it honors.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cẩn thận khi kết thúc, nhớ đến những điều xa

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Literally: cautious at the close, pursue the far

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 “thận chung truy viễn” mean?

Careful at the ending, mindful of the distant — devotion that survives the parents it honors. Literally: cautious at the close, pursue the far

Is “thận chung truy viễn” formal or informal?

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

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