thiên vô nhị nhựt, quốc vô nhị vương
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Meaning · English
No two suns in the sky, no two kings in a realm — authority is singular or it is war.
Literally: heaven without two suns, nation without two kings
Examples
Công ty không thể hai người quyết, thiên vô nhị nhựt.A company can't have two final words — no two suns in one sky.
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 vô nhị nhựt, quốc vô nhị vương” mean?
No two suns in the sky, no two kings in a realm — authority is singular or it is war. Literally: heaven without two suns, nation without two kings
Is “thiên vô nhị nhựt, quốc vô nhị vương” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.