tu nhân tích đức
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Cultivate the person, bank the virtue — the soul's compound interest.
Literally: cultivate humanity, accumulate virtue
Examples
Ăn ở tu nhân tích đức cho con cháu nhờ.Live cultivating virtue — the grandchildren draw on it.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tu nhân tích đức” mean?
Cultivate the person, bank the virtue — the soul's compound interest. Literally: cultivate humanity, accumulate virtue
Is “tu nhân tích đức” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.