có phước tảng tài, vô phước tảng mạng
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Meaning · English
The blessed shed only money; the unblessed shed their life — survival itself is the good fortune.
Literally: blessed, it costs wealth; unblessed, it costs the life
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “có phước tảng tài, vô phước tảng mạng” mean?
The blessed shed only money; the unblessed shed their life — survival itself is the good fortune. Literally: blessed, it costs wealth; unblessed, it costs the life
Is “có phước tảng tài, vô phước tảng mạng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.