quân tử là quân tử Tàu, ăn cơm thì ít, ăn rau thì nhiều
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Meaning · English
A 'gentleman' of the Chinese-novel sort — little rice, plenty of vegetables — the mock title for genteel poverty.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (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 là quân tử Tàu, ăn cơm thì ít, ăn rau thì nhiều” mean?
A 'gentleman' of the Chinese-novel sort — little rice, plenty of vegetables — the mock title for genteel poverty.
Is “quân tử là quân tử Tàu, ăn cơm thì ít, ăn rau thì nhiều” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.