chết vinh còn hơn sống nhục
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Better die a beggar than live a beggar.
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Learning to Live Through Vietnamese and American Proverbs: A Bilingual Vietnamese-English Edition (2018).
Common questions
What does “chết vinh còn hơn sống nhục” mean?
Better die a beggar than live a beggar.
Is “chết vinh còn hơn sống nhục” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.