phú đữ quới thị nhơn chi sở dục, bần dữ tiện thị nhơn chi sở ố,
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
All crave wealth and rank, all dread want and lowliness — craving rarely granted, dread rarely spared.
Literally: riches and honor desired; poverty and meanness loathed
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 “phú đữ quới thị nhơn chi sở dục, bần dữ tiện thị nhơn chi sở ố,” mean?
All crave wealth and rank, all dread want and lowliness — craving rarely granted, dread rarely spared. Literally: riches and honor desired; poverty and meanness loathed
Is “phú đữ quới thị nhơn chi sở dục, bần dữ tiện thị nhơn chi sở ố,” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.