Giang tâm bổ lậu
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Meaning · English
To repay kindness with evil
Literally: river heart revenge liver
Examples
Anh ấy đã đối xử rất xấu với bố mẹ mình, thật là giang tâm bổ lậuHe treated his parents very badly, that's really repaying kindness with evil
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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Giang tâm bổ lậu” mean?
To repay kindness with evil Literally: river heart revenge liver
Is “Giang tâm bổ lậu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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