nhân bần chí đoản
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Meaning · English
Be content with one's circumstances
Literally: poor but will is short
Examples
Tôi đã học được cách nhân bần chí đoản khi sống trong khó khănI learned to be content with my circumstances when living in hardship
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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 “nhân bần chí đoản” mean?
Be content with one's circumstances Literally: poor but will is short
Is “nhân bần chí đoản” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.