trăm ơn chẳng bằng hơn tiền
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Meaning · English
Gratitude is not as valuable as money
Literally: a hundred favors not equal to more money
Examples
Anh ấy luôn nhớ câu trăm ơn chẳng bằng hơn tiền khi làm từ thiệnHe always remembers the saying a hundred favors are not equal to more money when doing charity
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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 “trăm ơn chẳng bằng hơn tiền” mean?
Gratitude is not as valuable as money Literally: a hundred favors not equal to more money
Is “trăm ơn chẳng bằng hơn tiền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.