thất bại là mẹ thành công
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Meaning · English
Close to the English saying: “Failure is the mother of success.”.
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Thất bại là mẹ thành công.We learn by trial and error.
Tatoeba sentence #8989679 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Tìm hiểu thi pháp tục ngữ Việt Nam (2001).
Common questions
What does “thất bại là mẹ thành công” mean?
Close to the English saying: “Failure is the mother of success.”.
Is “thất bại là mẹ thành công” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.