Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ơn to khó trả, nghĩa cả khó đền

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Great kindness is hard to repay, great favor is hard to return

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự tốt đẹp khó báo đáp

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Literally: big debt hard to repay, whole justice hard to compensate

Examples

Bà luôn nhớ ơn thầy nên nói với mình rằng: Ơn to khó trả, nghĩa cả khó đềnShe always remembered her teacher's kindness, so she told me that: great kindness is hard to repay, great favor is hard to return

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ơn to khó trả, nghĩa cả khó đền” mean?

Great kindness is hard to repay, great favor is hard to return Literally: big debt hard to repay, whole justice hard to compensate

Is “Ơn to khó trả, nghĩa cả khó đền” formal or informal?

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

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