Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

quân tử tại giả, tiểu nhơn tại triều

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Meaning · English

Gentlemen in the fields, small men at court — the age turned upside down, rank and place traded.

Literally: gentlemen in the wilds, petty men at court

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.

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What does “quân tử tại giả, tiểu nhơn tại triều” mean?

Gentlemen in the fields, small men at court — the age turned upside down, rank and place traded. Literally: gentlemen in the wilds, petty men at court

Is “quân tử tại giả, tiểu nhơn tại triều” formal or informal?

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

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