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nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa thì lo, nghèo tiền nghèo bạc chả lo là nghèo

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Meaning · English

Fear poverty of kindness and duty, not poverty of coin — the only destitution that matters is moral.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sợ đói về lòng nhân từ và bổn phận, không sợ đói về tiền bạc

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Literally: poor in humanity and duty: worry; poor in money: no poverty to fear

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Topics: Ca dao (folk verse)

Common questions

What does “nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa thì lo, nghèo tiền nghèo bạc chả lo là nghèo” mean?

Fear poverty of kindness and duty, not poverty of coin — the only destitution that matters is moral. Literally: poor in humanity and duty: worry; poor in money: no poverty to fear

Is “nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa thì lo, nghèo tiền nghèo bạc chả lo là nghèo” formal or informal?

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

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