Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To despise/disdain wealth or riches: To regard material wealth and riches as unimportant, worthless, or contemptible; to hold a low opinion of money and material possessions.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Ông ấy là người khinh tài, chỉ coi trọng tri thức và đạo đức. (He is a person who despises wealth, valuing only knowledge and morality.)
  • Tư tưởng khinh tài của nhà hiền triết ảnh hưởng đến nhiều thế hệ. (The sage's ideology of disdaining riches influenced many generations.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sống một cuộc đời khinh tài": to live a life that despises wealth.
  • Nhà văn ấy chọn sống một cuộc đời khinh tài, giản dị ở nông thôn. (That writer chose to live a life that disdained wealth, living simply in the countryside.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khinh thường (verb): to despise, to look down upon (a more general term).
• Coi khinh (verb): to scorn, to disdain (a more general term).
• Khinh bạc (adjective): scornful, contemptuous (often describing an attitude).

Synonyms

• Coi thường của cải: to look down upon property/possessions.
• Khinh miệt tiền bạc: to scorn/disdain money.

Notes on Meaning

• Philosophical/ Ethical Concept: "Khinh tài" is often used in a philosophical, ethical, or literary context to describe a noble character trait of not being attached to or corrupted by material wealth. It implies a positive moral stance.
• Not Literal Hatred: It does not necessarily mean active hatred for money, but rather a principled disregard for its importance compared to spiritual or intellectual values.

1. Despise wealth, despise riches