nội gia nô tỉ, xuất gia công khanh
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Meaning · English
Servant within the gate, minister beyond it — humility at home, dignity abroad.
Literally: at home a servant, gone out a lord
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 “nội gia nô tỉ, xuất gia công khanh” mean?
Servant within the gate, minister beyond it — humility at home, dignity abroad. Literally: at home a servant, gone out a lord
Is “nội gia nô tỉ, xuất gia công khanh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.