yêu ai thì bốc lên giời, ghét ai thì dìm xuống đất

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Meaning · English

Loved, hoisted to heaven; hated, pressed into the earth — appraisal by affection, calibrated in altitude.

Literally: loving: lift skyward; hating: sink earthward

Examples

Yêu ai thì bốc lên trời, ghét ai thì dìm xuống đất.The loved go up to heaven; the hated, into the ground.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “yêu ai thì bốc lên giời, ghét ai thì dìm xuống đất” mean?

Loved, hoisted to heaven; hated, pressed into the earth — appraisal by affection, calibrated in altitude. Literally: loving: lift skyward; hating: sink earthward

Is “yêu ai thì bốc lên giời, ghét ai thì dìm xuống đất” formal or informal?

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