dù xây chín đợt phù đồ, không bằng làm phúc cứu cho một người
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Meaning · English
Building many temples is not as virtuous as saving one person's life
Literally: Even if building nine-storey temple, not equal to doing good to save one person
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “dù xây chín đợt phù đồ, không bằng làm phúc cứu cho một người” mean?
Building many temples is not as virtuous as saving one person's life Literally: Even if building nine-storey temple, not equal to doing good to save one person
Is “dù xây chín đợt phù đồ, không bằng làm phúc cứu cho một người” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.