Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

gia bần trí đoản

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A poor house shortens the wit — want leaves no slack for thinking far.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự nghèo đói làm giảm khả năng思考

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Literally: family poor, wisdom short

Examples

Túng quá hoá quẩn, gia bần trí đoản.Hard-up and hemmed in — poverty shortens the wit.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “gia bần trí đoản” mean?

A poor house shortens the wit — want leaves no slack for thinking far. Literally: family poor, wisdom short

Is “gia bần trí đoản” formal or informal?

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

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