cầu lộc đắc lộc, cầu tài đắc tài
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Meaning · English
Good deeds bring good fortune
Literally: pray for luck obtain luck, pray for wealth obtain wealth
Examples
Họ cầu lộc đắc lộc nhờ làm nhiều việc thiệnThey got lucky because they did many good deeds
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cầu lộc đắc lộc, cầu tài đắc tài” mean?
Good deeds bring good fortune Literally: pray for luck obtain luck, pray for wealth obtain wealth
Is “cầu lộc đắc lộc, cầu tài đắc tài” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.