Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Có phúc mất của, vô phúc mất mạng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Good fortune saves from loss, bad fortune leads to death

Literally: Having fortune lose property, without fortune lose life

Examples

Anh ấy may mắn chỉ mất việc, chứ nếu không thì có phúc mất của, vô phúc mất mạngHe was lucky to only lose his job, otherwise it would be a case of having fortune lose property, without fortune lose life

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Có phúc mất của, vô phúc mất mạng” mean?

Good fortune saves from loss, bad fortune leads to death Literally: Having fortune lose property, without fortune lose life

Is “Có phúc mất của, vô phúc mất mạng” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time