tử giả bất khả phục sinh, đoạn giả bất khả phục thục
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Meaning · English
The dead do not live again, the severed does not rejoin — two finalities to weigh before the blade falls.
Literally: dead not revivable; severed not rejoinable
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 “tử giả bất khả phục sinh, đoạn giả bất khả phục thục” mean?
The dead do not live again, the severed does not rejoin — two finalities to weigh before the blade falls. Literally: dead not revivable; severed not rejoinable
Is “tử giả bất khả phục sinh, đoạn giả bất khả phục thục” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.