Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

y năng sát nhơn, dược năng cứu nhơn

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Meaning · English

Doctors can kill as medicine can save — the drug heaven made, the hand can still misuse.

Literally: physicians can kill; drugs can save

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.

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What does “y năng sát nhơn, dược năng cứu nhơn” mean?

Doctors can kill as medicine can save — the drug heaven made, the hand can still misuse. Literally: physicians can kill; drugs can save

Is “y năng sát nhơn, dược năng cứu nhơn” formal or informal?

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