Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

làm phúc phải tội

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Do a kindness, catch a charge — philanthropy billed as the crime.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm việc tốt nhưng bị coi là tội lỗi

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Literally: perform merit, incur guilt

Examples

Giúp mà bị trách, làm phúc phải tội.Helped, and got blamed — kindness convicted.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “làm phúc phải tội” mean?

Do a kindness, catch a charge — philanthropy billed as the crime. Literally: perform merit, incur guilt

Is “làm phúc phải tội” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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