hộ-pháp ăn tép
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Meaning · English
Small gains can add up to significant benefits
Literally: lawyer eats shrimp
Examples
Nhờ hộ-pháp ăn tép mà cuối năm tôi cũng tiết kiệm được một khoảnThanks to small savings, by the end of the year I was able to save a significant amount
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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 “hộ-pháp ăn tép” mean?
Small gains can add up to significant benefits Literally: lawyer eats shrimp
Is “hộ-pháp ăn tép” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.