nhi tôn tự hữu nhi tôn phước
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Grandchildren carry their own luck — save yourself the frenzy of enriching descendants; their portion is theirs.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “nhi tôn tự hữu nhi tôn phước” mean?
Grandchildren carry their own luck — save yourself the frenzy of enriching descendants; their portion is theirs. Literally: descendants have descendants' blessings
Is “nhi tôn tự hữu nhi tôn phước” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.