Ăn trộm ăn cắp thành phật thành tiên đi chùa đi chiến bán thân bất toại

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Meaning · English

Those who do wrong will eventually be punished

Literally: Eating stealthily, stealing to become buddha, become immortal, go to temple, go to war, sell body, not fulfilled

Examples

Anh ấy ăn trộm ăn cắp nhưng cuối cùng cũng bị pháp luật trừng phạt, ăn trộm ăn cắp thành phật thành tiên đi chùa đi chiến bán thân bất toạiHe stole and robbed, but eventually got punished by the law, those who do wrong will be punished

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Sources & notes

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 “Ăn trộm ăn cắp thành phật thành tiên đi chùa đi chiến bán thân bất toại” mean?

Those who do wrong will eventually be punished Literally: Eating stealthily, stealing to become buddha, become immortal, go to temple, go to war, sell body, not fulfilled

Is “Ăn trộm ăn cắp thành phật thành tiên đi chùa đi chiến bán thân bất toại” formal or informal?

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