Cứu nhân nhân oán, cứu vật vật ơn

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Meaning · English

Helping humans can lead to resentment, while helping animals yields gratitude

Literally: Save people, people resent; save animals, animals thank

Examples

Cứu con chó bị thương, mà nó lại cắn mình, thật là cứu nhân nhân oán, cứu vật vật ơnSaving an injured dog, but it bit me, it's really helping humans can lead to resentment, while helping animals yields gratitude

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

Common questions

What does “Cứu nhân nhân oán, cứu vật vật ơn” mean?

Helping humans can lead to resentment, while helping animals yields gratitude Literally: Save people, people resent; save animals, animals thank

Is “Cứu nhân nhân oán, cứu vật vật ơn” formal or informal?

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