Vô cớ nhi đắc thiên kim bất tao đại phước tất hữu đại hoạ

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Meaning · English

Wealth or success obtained without effort will eventually lead to great trouble

Literally: Without reason to obtain heavenly gold, not doing great virtue, must have great disaster

Examples

Anh ấy vô cớ nhi đắc thiên kim bất tao đại phước tất hữu đại hoạ, cuối cùng cũng bị phá sảnHe obtained wealth without effort and didn't do good deeds, eventually he went bankrupt

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Vô cớ nhi đắc thiên kim bất tao đại phước tất hữu đại hoạ” mean?

Wealth or success obtained without effort will eventually lead to great trouble Literally: Without reason to obtain heavenly gold, not doing great virtue, must have great disaster

Is “Vô cớ nhi đắc thiên kim bất tao đại phước tất hữu đại hoạ” formal or informal?

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