Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

kiến lợi vong ngãi

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Meaning · English

Seeing profit, forgetting principle — the eye on the gain and the conscience nowhere.

Literally: see gain, forget righteousness

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 “kiến lợi vong ngãi” mean?

Seeing profit, forgetting principle — the eye on the gain and the conscience nowhere. Literally: see gain, forget righteousness

Is “kiến lợi vong ngãi” formal or informal?

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

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