Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tri túc thường túc, chung thân bất nhục

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Meaning · English

Know sufficiency and be always sufficient — a life unhumiliated to its end.

Literally: know enough, always enough; whole life unshamed

Examples

Tri túc thường túc, đừng tham nữa.Know when enough is enough — the contented are never shamed.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “tri túc thường túc, chung thân bất nhục” mean?

Know sufficiency and be always sufficient — a life unhumiliated to its end. Literally: know enough, always enough; whole life unshamed

Is “tri túc thường túc, chung thân bất nhục” formal or informal?

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

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