trời không chịu đất, đất phải chịu trời
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
If heaven won't yield, earth must — someone has to bend, or nothing gets settled.
Literally: sky won't bear earth, so earth bears sky
Examples
Thôi mình nhịn cho xong, trời không chịu đất thì đất phải chịu trời.Fine, I'll be the one to bend — if heaven won't yield, earth must.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “trời không chịu đất, đất phải chịu trời” mean?
If heaven won't yield, earth must — someone has to bend, or nothing gets settled. Literally: sky won't bear earth, so earth bears sky
Is “trời không chịu đất, đất phải chịu trời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.