Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trời không chịu đất, đất không chịu trời

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Meaning · English

Neither side is willing to compromise or back down

Literally: Heaven does not tolerate earth, earth does not tolerate heaven

Examples

Họ tranh luận mãi mà không ai chịu nhường, trời không chịu đất đất không chịu trời.They argued for a long time without giving in, neither side would budge.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Trời không chịu đất, đất không chịu trời” mean?

Neither side is willing to compromise or back down Literally: Heaven does not tolerate earth, earth does not tolerate heaven

Is “Trời không chịu đất, đất không chịu trời” formal or informal?

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

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