hành tàng hư thiệt tự gia tri, họa phước nhơn do cánh vấn thùy
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Your hidden deeds, you alone know; then ask no one else where your luck comes from — fortune is the audit of secrets.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hành tàng hư thiệt tự gia tri, họa phước nhơn do cánh vấn thùy” mean?
Your hidden deeds, you alone know; then ask no one else where your luck comes from — fortune is the audit of secrets. Literally: concealed conduct self-known; why ask who sends fortune
Is “hành tàng hư thiệt tự gia tri, họa phước nhơn do cánh vấn thùy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.