Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bắt chẳng được, tha làm phúc

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Meaning · English

To spare someone when you can't catch or punish them anyway

Literally: Catch not get, release make blessing

Examples

Anh ta trốn quá khôn, bắt chẳng được, tha làm phúc cho nó đi.He's too cunning to catch, so we might as well let him go and consider it a blessing

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bắt chẳng được, tha làm phúc” mean?

To spare someone when you can't catch or punish them anyway Literally: Catch not get, release make blessing

Is “Bắt chẳng được, tha làm phúc” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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