thiên địa tuy đại, nhơn do hữu sở hám
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Heaven and earth are vast, yet someone still complains — no weather suits every field.
Literally: sky and earth though great, people still find grievance
Examples
Mưa cũng kêu nắng cũng kêu, thiên địa tuy đại nhơn do hữu sở hám.Rain they grumble, shine they grumble — heaven is vast and still short of approval.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “thiên địa tuy đại, nhơn do hữu sở hám” mean?
Heaven and earth are vast, yet someone still complains — no weather suits every field. Literally: sky and earth though great, people still find grievance
Is “thiên địa tuy đại, nhơn do hữu sở hám” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.