Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

phước chí tâm linh, họa lai thần ám,

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Meaning · English

Luck arriving sharpens the mind; disaster arriving darkens it — fortune tunes the very wits that must manage it.

Literally: blessing come: heart bright; calamity come: spirit dim

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 “phước chí tâm linh, họa lai thần ám,” mean?

Luck arriving sharpens the mind; disaster arriving darkens it — fortune tunes the very wits that must manage it. Literally: blessing come: heart bright; calamity come: spirit dim

Is “phước chí tâm linh, họa lai thần ám,” formal or informal?

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