Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cây tươi tốt lộc, người độc khốn thân

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Meaning · English

A person's good fortune can bring harm to those around them

Literally: Green tree has good luck, lonely person has poor life

Examples

Anh ấy vừa được thăng chức nên đồng nghiệp đều ghen tị, thật là cây tươi tốt lộc, người độc khốn thân.He just got promoted, so his colleagues are all jealous, it's really a case of the green tree having good luck, the lonely person having a poor life.

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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 “Cây tươi tốt lộc, người độc khốn thân” mean?

A person's good fortune can bring harm to those around them Literally: Green tree has good luck, lonely person has poor life

Is “Cây tươi tốt lộc, người độc khốn thân” formal or informal?

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