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