Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tham vì nết, chẳng hết chi người

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Meaning · English

Covet the character, not the looks — nothing else in a person outlasts their conduct.

Literally: greedy for the virtue; the person never runs out

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 “tham vì nết, chẳng hết chi người” mean?

Covet the character, not the looks — nothing else in a person outlasts their conduct. Literally: greedy for the virtue; the person never runs out

Is “tham vì nết, chẳng hết chi người” formal or informal?

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

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