thầy có của sải có công
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Meaning · English
The abbot has the goods, the monk has the labor — one supplies, the other sweats; partnership of purse and hands.
Literally: the master has property, the acolyte has toil
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 “thầy có của sải có công” mean?
The abbot has the goods, the monk has the labor — one supplies, the other sweats; partnership of purse and hands. Literally: the master has property, the acolyte has toil
Is “thầy có của sải có công” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.