thiện báo ác báo
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Meaning · English
Good deeds will be rewarded, bad deeds will be punished
Literally: good report, bad report
Examples
Làm thiện báo ác báo, con người phải nghĩ trước hành động của mìnhGood deeds will be rewarded, bad deeds will be punished, people must think before they act
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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 “thiện báo ác báo” mean?
Good deeds will be rewarded, bad deeds will be punished Literally: good report, bad report
Is “thiện báo ác báo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.