tích kim dĩ gi tử tôn, tử tôn vị tất năng thủ, bất như tích âm đức ư minh minh chi trung, dĩ vi tử tôn trường cữu chi kế

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Meaning · English

Gold hoarded for descendants they may not keep; hidden virtue is the only estate that compounds — bequeath conduct, not bullion.

Literally: amass gold for heirs: they may not hold it; amass quiet virtue: the long plan
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 “tích kim dĩ gi tử tôn, tử tôn vị tất năng thủ, bất như tích âm đức ư minh minh chi trung, dĩ vi tử tôn trường cữu chi kế” mean?

Gold hoarded for descendants they may not keep; hidden virtue is the only estate that compounds — bequeath conduct, not bullion. Literally: amass gold for heirs: they may not hold it; amass quiet virtue: the long plan

Is “tích kim dĩ gi tử tôn, tử tôn vị tất năng thủ, bất như tích âm đức ư minh minh chi trung, dĩ vi tử tôn trường cữu chi kế” formal or informal?

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