Cứu vật, vật trả ơn, cứu nhơn, nhơn trả oán

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Meaning · English

Helping animals brings gratitude, but helping humans can bring resentment

Literally: Save animal, animal repays kindness, save human, human repays with grudge

Examples

Cứu vật, vật trả ơn, cứu nhơn, nhơn trả oán, nên tôi không dám giúp anh ta nữaHelping animals brings gratitude, but helping humans can bring resentment, so I dare not help him anymore

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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 vật, vật trả ơn, cứu nhơn, nhơn trả oán” mean?

Helping animals brings gratitude, but helping humans can bring resentment Literally: Save animal, animal repays kindness, save human, human repays with grudge

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

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