Được khổ lợi bệnh
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Meaning · English
Suffering can be beneficial for one's health
Literally: get suffering benefit disease
Examples
Sau khi ốm, anh ấy đã học được cách ăn uống lành mạnh hơn nhờ được khổ lợi bệnh.After being sick, he learned to eat healthier thanks to being benefited by the disease.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
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.
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Common questions
What does “Được khổ lợi bệnh” mean?
Suffering can be beneficial for one's health Literally: get suffering benefit disease
Is “Được khổ lợi bệnh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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