Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

của thiên giả địa

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Meaning · English

Heaven's goods return to earth — ill-got wealth finds its way back out.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: heaven's property repaid to earth

Examples

Của thiên giả địa, tiền gian mấy cũng hết.Heaven's goods go back to earth — crooked money never stays.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “của thiên giả địa” mean?

Heaven's goods return to earth — ill-got wealth finds its way back out. Literally: heaven's property repaid to earth

Is “của thiên giả địa” formal or informal?

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

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