Thiên bất sinh vô lộc chỉ nhân, địa bất sinh vô căn chỉ thảo

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Everyone has their own unique talents and abilities

Literally: Heaven does not give birth to useless rewards, only human; earth does not give birth to useless roots, only herbs

Examples

Mỗi người đều có thiên phú riêng, như thiên bất sinh vô lộc chỉ nhân, địa bất sinh vô căn chỉ thảoEveryone has their own unique talents and abilities, as the saying goes, heaven does not give birth to useless rewards, only human; earth does not give birth to useless roots, only herbs

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thiên bất sinh vô lộc chỉ nhân, địa bất sinh vô căn chỉ thảo” mean?

Everyone has their own unique talents and abilities Literally: Heaven does not give birth to useless rewards, only human; earth does not give birth to useless roots, only herbs

Is “Thiên bất sinh vô lộc chỉ nhân, địa bất sinh vô căn chỉ thảo” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time