kiến ngãi bất vi vô dõng dã
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
To see the right thing and not do it is to lack courage — inaction before duty is its own cowardice.
Examples
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 “kiến ngãi bất vi vô dõng dã” mean?
To see the right thing and not do it is to lack courage — inaction before duty is its own cowardice. Literally: seeing the righteous undone: no valor
Is “kiến ngãi bất vi vô dõng dã” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.