đuổi chẳng được, tha làm phúc
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Meaning · English
Forgiveness is better than punishment
Literally: chase not get, release make luck
Examples
Anh ấy đã đuổi chẳng được, tha làm phúc cho emHe couldn't punish him, so he forgave him instead
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đuổi chẳng được, tha làm phúc” mean?
Forgiveness is better than punishment Literally: chase not get, release make luck
Is “đuổi chẳng được, tha làm phúc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.