tích thiện phùng thiện, tích ác phùng ác
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Bank goodness, meet goodness; bank evil, meet evil — the account always pays out in kind.
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 “tích thiện phùng thiện, tích ác phùng ác” mean?
Bank goodness, meet goodness; bank evil, meet evil — the account always pays out in kind. Literally: accumulate good, meet good; accumulate evil, meet evil
Is “tích thiện phùng thiện, tích ác phùng ác” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.