ích thì ích lợi
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Small benefits can add up to significant advantages
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Ôm thế lợi một mình.” 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 “ích thì ích lợi” mean?
Small benefits can add up to significant advantages Literally: benefit then benefit
Is “ích thì ích lợi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.