hữu thành tắc hữu thần
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Meaning · English
Where there is sincerity, there are the gods — devotion is what the spirits answer.
Literally: with earnestness, the divine responds
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 “hữu thành tắc hữu thần” mean?
Where there is sincerity, there are the gods — devotion is what the spirits answer. Literally: with earnestness, the divine responds
Is “hữu thành tắc hữu thần” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.