Hiền Đa ăn ốc ăn trai, bắt cua bắt ốc hàng hai ba đời
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Good people suffer while the wicked prosper
Người tốt chịu khổ trong khi kẻ xấu được may mắn
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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.
Common questions
What does “Hiền Đa ăn ốc ăn trai, bắt cua bắt ốc hàng hai ba đời” mean?
Good people suffer while the wicked prosper Literally: The gentle eat snails and mussels, catch crabs and snails for two or three generations
Is “Hiền Đa ăn ốc ăn trai, bắt cua bắt ốc hàng hai ba đời” formal or informal?
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