Cao thành nở ngọn thì phường nhớ lâu, chót vót cành câu thì lâu thấy phường

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Meaning · English

Good deeds are remembered, bad ones are soon forgotten

Literally: High castle blooms branch then village remembers long, withered tree branch then long time see village

Examples

Ông ấy làm nhiều việc tốt đẹp, cao thành nở ngọn thì phường nhớ lâuHe did many good things, so the village remembers him for a long time

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

Common questions

What does “Cao thành nở ngọn thì phường nhớ lâu, chót vót cành câu thì lâu thấy phường” mean?

Good deeds are remembered, bad ones are soon forgotten Literally: High castle blooms branch then village remembers long, withered tree branch then long time see village

Is “Cao thành nở ngọn thì phường nhớ lâu, chót vót cành câu thì lâu thấy phường” formal or informal?

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