thượng đẳng phải sợ bất đẳng
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Meaning · English
The strong should fear the weak
Literally: superior must fear inferior
Examples
Người giàu có thượng đẳng phải sợ bất đẳng khi đối xử với người nghèoThe rich should fear the poor when treating them
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “thượng đẳng phải sợ bất đẳng” mean?
The strong should fear the weak Literally: superior must fear inferior
Is “thượng đẳng phải sợ bất đẳng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.