giời làm đất, đất làm giời
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Meaning · English
People help those in power, and those in power help the people.
Literally: heaven makes earth, earth makes heaven
Examples
Nếu giời làm đất, đất làm giời thì cuộc sống sẽ tốt đẹp hơn.If people help those in power, and those in power help the people, then life will be better.
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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 “giời làm đất, đất làm giời” mean?
People help those in power, and those in power help the people. Literally: heaven makes earth, earth makes heaven
Is “giời làm đất, đất làm giời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.