Nghèo tiền nghèo của không nghèo, nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa oán theo có ngày

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Meaning · English

Lack of virtue and kindness is more debilitating than poverty

Literally: Poor in money, poor in property is not poor, poor in humanity, poor in kindness, resentment follows forever

Examples

Nghèo tiền nghèo của không nghèo, nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa oán theo có ngày, nên hãy trau dồi phẩm chấtLack of money and property is not poverty, but lack of virtue and kindness is, so one should cultivate their character

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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 tiền nghèo của không nghèo, nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa oán theo có ngày” mean?

Lack of virtue and kindness is more debilitating than poverty Literally: Poor in money, poor in property is not poor, poor in humanity, poor in kindness, resentment follows forever

Is “Nghèo tiền nghèo của không nghèo, nghèo nhân nghèo nghĩa oán theo có ngày” formal or informal?

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