Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tiểu sự bất nhẫn tắc loạn đại mưu

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Meaning · English

Small things unborne wreck great designs — the grand plan dies of a petty flare.

Literally: small matter unendured disorders the great scheme

Examples

Nhịn đi, tiểu sự bất nhẫn tắc loạn đại mưu.Swallow it — small tempers wreck great plans.

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 “tiểu sự bất nhẫn tắc loạn đại mưu” mean?

Small things unborne wreck great designs — the grand plan dies of a petty flare. Literally: small matter unendured disorders the great scheme

Is “tiểu sự bất nhẫn tắc loạn đại mưu” formal or informal?

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

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