Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ác tắm thì ráo, sáo tắm thì mưa

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Meaning · English

Good deeds will be rewarded, bad deeds will be punished

Literally: Evil bathes then dries, sáo bathes then rains

Examples

Nếu anh làm điều tốt, anh sẽ được hưởng phước, như câu nói ác tắm thì ráo, sáo tắm thì mưaIf you do good things, you will be blessed, as the saying goes, ác tắm thì ráo, sáo tắm thì mưa

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ác tắm thì ráo, sáo tắm thì mưa” mean?

Good deeds will be rewarded, bad deeds will be punished Literally: Evil bathes then dries, sáo bathes then rains

Is “Ác tắm thì ráo, sáo tắm thì mưa” formal or informal?

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