tử mã lục thạch

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Meaning · English

Die for a just cause

Literally: purple horse green rock

Examples

Người dân sẵn sàng tử mã lục thạch để bảo vệ đất nước.The people are willing to die for a just cause to protect their country.

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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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Câu tử mã, sáu hộc. Tục hiểu là tánh nết chưa thuần, chẳng biết lấy điển ở đâu.” Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “tử mã lục thạch” mean?

Die for a just cause Literally: purple horse green rock

Is “tử mã lục thạch” formal or informal?

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