quân tử thánh nhơn chi mĩ

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Meaning · English

The gentleman completes others' good — never their evil; he builds what envy would tear.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người quý ông hoàn thiện điều tốt của người khác, không phải điều ác, ông xây dựng điều mà ghen tị muốn phá hủy

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Literally: the gentleman perfects people's beauty
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 “quân tử thánh nhơn chi mĩ” mean?

The gentleman completes others' good — never their evil; he builds what envy would tear. Literally: the gentleman perfects people's beauty

Is “quân tử thánh nhơn chi mĩ” formal or informal?

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