Đeo hoa thơm, đeo nợ không thơm

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Meaning · English

Good deeds bring rewards, bad deeds bring troubles

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động tốt mang lại phần thưởng, hành động xấu mang lại rắc rối

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Literally: wear fragrant flowers, wear debt not fragrant

Examples

Anh ấy đeo hoa thơm vì giúp đỡ mọi ngườiHe wears fragrant flowers because he helps others

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

Common questions

What does “Đeo hoa thơm, đeo nợ không thơm” mean?

Good deeds bring rewards, bad deeds bring troubles Literally: wear fragrant flowers, wear debt not fragrant

Is “Đeo hoa thơm, đeo nợ không thơm” formal or informal?

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