Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thuận thiên giả tồn, nghịch thiên giả vong

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Meaning · English

Follow heaven and endure; defy heaven and perish — the mandate's one-sentence contract.

Literally: obeying heaven: survive; defying heaven: perish

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 “thuận thiên giả tồn, nghịch thiên giả vong” mean?

Follow heaven and endure; defy heaven and perish — the mandate's one-sentence contract. Literally: obeying heaven: survive; defying heaven: perish

Is “thuận thiên giả tồn, nghịch thiên giả vong” formal or informal?

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