Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

quân tử ưu đạo bất ưu bần

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Meaning · English

The gentleman worries over the way, not over want — poverty of purse never troubled him, poverty of principle does.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người quý trọng đạo đức hơn là tiền bạc

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Literally: gentleman grieves the path, not the poverty

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 ưu đạo bất ưu bần” mean?

The gentleman worries over the way, not over want — poverty of purse never troubled him, poverty of principle does. Literally: gentleman grieves the path, not the poverty

Is “quân tử ưu đạo bất ưu bần” formal or informal?

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

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