thiện ác chi báo, như ảnh tùy hình
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Good and evil repay like the shadow trailing the form — recompense walks exactly your gait, one step behind.
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 “thiện ác chi báo, như ảnh tùy hình” mean?
Good and evil repay like the shadow trailing the form — recompense walks exactly your gait, one step behind. Literally: requital of good and evil like shadow following form
Is “thiện ác chi báo, như ảnh tùy hình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.