quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

The gentleman embraces all without favoritism; the small man favors his own and embraces none.

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu” mean?

The gentleman embraces all without favoritism; the small man favors his own and embraces none.

Is “quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu” formal or informal?

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