Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhơn khổ bất tự tri

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Meaning · English

Our common ailment: not knowing our own measure — self-ignorance, the one universal disease.

Literally: people's trouble: not knowing themselves

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhơn khổ bất tự tri” mean?

Our common ailment: not knowing our own measure — self-ignorance, the one universal disease. Literally: people's trouble: not knowing themselves

Is “nhơn khổ bất tự tri” formal or informal?

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

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