Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thố tử hồ bi

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Meaning · English

The fox mourns the rabbit — grief among kindred kinds; when your like falls, your own cold comes closer.

Literally: rabbit dies, fox grieves

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 “thố tử hồ bi” mean?

The fox mourns the rabbit — grief among kindred kinds; when your like falls, your own cold comes closer. Literally: rabbit dies, fox grieves

Is “thố tử hồ bi” formal or informal?

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

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