Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thuốc chữa bệnh, chẳng chữa được mệnh

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Meaning · English

Medicine can cure disease, but not fate

Literally: medicine cure disease, not cure life circumstance

Examples

Tôi đã cố chữa bệnh cho anh ấy, nhưng thuốc chữa bệnh, chẳng chữa được mệnhI tried to cure his illness, but medicine can cure disease, not fate

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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 “Thuốc chữa bệnh, chẳng chữa được mệnh” mean?

Medicine can cure disease, but not fate Literally: medicine cure disease, not cure life circumstance

Is “Thuốc chữa bệnh, chẳng chữa được mệnh” formal or informal?

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

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