nhiều làm phúc, ít làm duyên
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Meaning · English
Doing good deeds brings blessings, while doing bad deeds brings misfortune
Literally: many do virtue, few do fate
Examples
Ông ấy luôn giúp đỡ người khác, nhiều làm phúc, ít làm duyênHe always helps others, doing good deeds brings blessings, while doing bad deeds brings misfortune
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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 “nhiều làm phúc, ít làm duyên” mean?
Doing good deeds brings blessings, while doing bad deeds brings misfortune Literally: many do virtue, few do fate
Is “nhiều làm phúc, ít làm duyên” formal or informal?
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