vô hữu bất như kỉ dã
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Befriend none beneath yourself — the old counsel to climb by company; friends are ladders or weights.
Literally: no friends not equal to oneself
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 “vô hữu bất như kỉ dã” mean?
Befriend none beneath yourself — the old counsel to climb by company; friends are ladders or weights. Literally: no friends not equal to oneself
Is “vô hữu bất như kỉ dã” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.