Vật bất tề vật chỉ tình dã
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Meaning · English
Things do not go as planned, but love remains
Literally: things not harmonious, but love is wild
Examples
Mặc dù cuộc sống vợ chồng chúng tôi có nhiều khó khăn, nhưng chúng tôi vẫn yêu thương nhau, vật bất tề vật chỉ tình dã.Although our married life has many difficulties, we still love each other, things do not go as planned, but love remains
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Vật bất tề vật chỉ tình dã” mean?
Things do not go as planned, but love remains Literally: things not harmonious, but love is wild
Is “Vật bất tề vật chỉ tình dã” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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