Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tử hải dai huinh đệ

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Meaning · English

Within the four seas, all are brothers — one root under every stranger.

Literally: four seas: all elder-and-younger brothers

Examples

Đi đâu cũng gặp người tốt, tử hải dai huinh đệ.Kind strangers everywhere — within the four seas, all brothers.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 hải dai huinh đệ” mean?

Within the four seas, all are brothers — one root under every stranger. Literally: four seas: all elder-and-younger brothers

Is “tử hải dai huinh đệ” formal or informal?

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

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