Bạc như dân bất nhân như lính

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Meaning · English

Cruel and inhumane people are as useless as silver is to the poor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người tàn nhẫn và vô nhân đạo giống như bạc với người nghèo

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Literally: Silver like people, inhumane like soldiers

Examples

Người đó bạc như dân bất nhân như lính, không ai muốn làm quen.He is as useless as silver is to the poor and as inhumane as a soldier, nobody wants to be friends with him.

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bạc như dân bất nhân như lính” mean?

Cruel and inhumane people are as useless as silver is to the poor Literally: Silver like people, inhumane like soldiers

Is “Bạc như dân bất nhân như lính” formal or informal?

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