tránh voi chẳng sợ xấu mặt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Yielding to the elephant shames no one's face — stepping aside from the overwhelming is sense, not cowardice.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tránh voi chẳng sợ xấu mặt” mean?
Yielding to the elephant shames no one's face — stepping aside from the overwhelming is sense, not cowardice. Literally: avoiding the elephant: no ugly face
Is “tránh voi chẳng sợ xấu mặt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.