Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

bần cùng sinh đạo tặc

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Also seen as: bần cùng sanh đạo tặc

Meaning · English

poor people are going to do what they must to get by

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Bần cùng sinh đạo tặc.Poverty is the root of all evil.

Tatoeba sentence #8875215 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “bần cùng sinh đạo tặc” mean?

poor people are going to do what they must to get by

Is “bần cùng sinh đạo tặc” formal or informal?

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

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