Pháp bất gia ư quân tử, lễ bất chấp ư tiểu nhơn

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Meaning · English

The law does not bother with gentlemen, rituals are not imposed on petty people

Literally: Law not apply to gentlemen, ritual not enforce on small people

Examples

Pháp bất gia ư quân tử, lễ bất chấp ư tiểu nhơn, nên ông không bị xử phạtThe law does not bother with gentlemen, rituals are not imposed on petty people, so he was not punished

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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.

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What does “Pháp bất gia ư quân tử, lễ bất chấp ư tiểu nhơn” mean?

The law does not bother with gentlemen, rituals are not imposed on petty people Literally: Law not apply to gentlemen, ritual not enforce on small people

Is “Pháp bất gia ư quân tử, lễ bất chấp ư tiểu nhơn” formal or informal?

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