Lẳng lơ chết cũng ra ma, chính chuyên chết cũng chôn ra ngoài đồng

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Meaning · English

Even the wicked will be remembered after death, while the virtuous will be honored

Literally: Lazy dead become ghosts, diligent dead buried outside field

Examples

Dù anh ta đã qua đời, nhưng nhờ lòng tốt, người ta vẫn nhớ đến anh ta, như là Lẳng lơ chết cũng ra ma, chính chuyên chết cũng chôn ra ngoài đồngAlthough he passed away, due to his kindness, people still remember him, as the saying goes

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Lẳng lơ chết cũng ra ma, chính chuyên chết cũng chôn ra ngoài đồng” mean?

Even the wicked will be remembered after death, while the virtuous will be honored Literally: Lazy dead become ghosts, diligent dead buried outside field

Is “Lẳng lơ chết cũng ra ma, chính chuyên chết cũng chôn ra ngoài đồng” formal or informal?

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