hôn dạ khất ai, kiêu nhơn bạch nhựt
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Meaning · English
Begging pity by night, strutting by day — servile in the dark, insolent in the light.
Literally: night: pleading; broad day: haughty
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 “hôn dạ khất ai, kiêu nhơn bạch nhựt” mean?
Begging pity by night, strutting by day — servile in the dark, insolent in the light. Literally: night: pleading; broad day: haughty
Is “hôn dạ khất ai, kiêu nhơn bạch nhựt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.