Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất sợ kẻ anh hùng, thứ nhì sợ kẻ bần cùng khố dây

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Meaning · English

Fear the brave and the desperate

Literally: First fear the hero, second fear the poor with a rope belt

Examples

Trong cuộc đàm phán, ông поба̉n vài người có uy tín và người đang gặp khóIn the negotiation, he feared a few influential people and those who were struggling

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thứ nhất sợ kẻ anh hùng, thứ nhì sợ kẻ bần cùng khố dây” mean?

Fear the brave and the desperate Literally: First fear the hero, second fear the poor with a rope belt

Is “Thứ nhất sợ kẻ anh hùng, thứ nhì sợ kẻ bần cùng khố dây” formal or informal?

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

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