thập thất chi ấp, tất hữu trung tín
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Even a hamlet of ten houses holds one faithful soul — decency is never entirely out of stock.
Literally: a ten-house hamlet surely has the loyal and true
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 “thập thất chi ấp, tất hữu trung tín” mean?
Even a hamlet of ten houses holds one faithful soul — decency is never entirely out of stock. Literally: a ten-house hamlet surely has the loyal and true
Is “thập thất chi ấp, tất hữu trung tín” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.