Nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa thời lo, nghèo tiên nghèo bạc chẳng lo là nghèo
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Being poor in kindness and morality is worrisome, but being poor in wealth is not
Nghèo nàn về lòng nhân từ và đạo đức là đáng lo, nhưng nghèo về của cải thì không
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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa thời lo, nghèo tiên nghèo bạc chẳng lo là nghèo” mean?
Being poor in kindness and morality is worrisome, but being poor in wealth is not Literally: Poor in humanity poor in righteousness worry, poor in money poor in silver not worry is poor
Is “Nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa thời lo, nghèo tiên nghèo bạc chẳng lo là nghèo” formal or informal?
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