Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất thì gỗ vàng tâm, thứ hai gỗ nghiến, thứ ba bạch đàn

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Meaning · English

People are ranked according to their moral character

Literally: First gold-hearted wood, second ironwood, third eucalyptus

Examples

Trong công ty, anh được đánh giá là thứ nhất thì gỗ vàng tâmIn the company, he is evaluated as having a gold-hearted wood character

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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 “Thứ nhất thì gỗ vàng tâm, thứ hai gỗ nghiến, thứ ba bạch đàn” mean?

People are ranked according to their moral character Literally: First gold-hearted wood, second ironwood, third eucalyptus

Is “Thứ nhất thì gỗ vàng tâm, thứ hai gỗ nghiến, thứ ba bạch đàn” formal or informal?

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

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