Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tửu nhập tâm như hổ nhập lâm

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Meaning · English

Wine in the heart is a tiger in the forest — drink houses a predator where judgment lived.

Literally: wine enters the heart like a tiger entering the woods

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 “tửu nhập tâm như hổ nhập lâm” mean?

Wine in the heart is a tiger in the forest — drink houses a predator where judgment lived. Literally: wine enters the heart like a tiger entering the woods

Is “tửu nhập tâm như hổ nhập lâm” formal or informal?

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

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