yêu ai thì bốc lên giời, ghét ai thì dìm xuống đất
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Loved, hoisted to heaven; hated, pressed into the earth — appraisal by affection, calibrated in altitude.
Examples
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.