vạn tội bất như bần
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Meaning · English
Ten thousand offenses, none like poverty — want is the crime the world punishes hardest.
Literally: myriad sins not like being poor
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “vạn tội bất như bần” mean?
Ten thousand offenses, none like poverty — want is the crime the world punishes hardest. Literally: myriad sins not like being poor
Is “vạn tội bất như bần” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.