làm phúc như làm giầu
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Meaning · English
Doing good deeds brings wealth in spirit
Literally: doing good deeds like getting rich
Examples
Anh ấy luôn làm phúc như làm giầu, giúp đỡ mọi người xung quanhHe always does good deeds like getting rich, helping those around him
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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 “làm phúc như làm giầu” mean?
Doing good deeds brings wealth in spirit Literally: doing good deeds like getting rich
Is “làm phúc như làm giầu” formal or informal?
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