quân tử dĩ chí khí tương kỳ
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Meaning · English
Gentlemen should help each other with loyalty and spirit
Literally: gentlemen use will and spirit to assist each other
Examples
Anh ấy là quân tử dĩ chí khí tương kỳ với bạn bèHe is a gentleman who helps his friends with loyalty and spirit
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “quân tử dĩ chí khí tương kỳ” mean?
Gentlemen should help each other with loyalty and spirit Literally: gentlemen use will and spirit to assist each other
Is “quân tử dĩ chí khí tương kỳ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.