Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tri gian bất tố

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Knowing the crime and not reporting — concealment convicted as complicity.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Che giấu tội phạm là đồng lõa

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Literally: know the villainy, not denounce

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 “tri gian bất tố” mean?

Knowing the crime and not reporting — concealment convicted as complicity. Literally: know the villainy, not denounce

Is “tri gian bất tố” formal or informal?

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

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