Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

làm tôi thằng hủi, hơn chịu tủi anh em

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Meaning · English

Better to be poor than to lose dignity

Literally: make me a leper, better than suffer shame among brothers

Examples

Tôi寧 làm tôi thằng hủi, hơn chịu tủi anh em.I'd rather be poor than suffer shame among my brothers.

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “làm tôi thằng hủi, hơn chịu tủi anh em” mean?

Better to be poor than to lose dignity Literally: make me a leper, better than suffer shame among brothers

Is “làm tôi thằng hủi, hơn chịu tủi anh em” formal or informal?

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

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