hou2 sam1 jau5 hou2 bou3好心有好報好心有好报
Jyutpinghou2 sam1 jau5 hou2 bou3
Yalehóu sām yáuh hóu bou
Definition
Good deeds are rewarded; your kindness will be repaid.
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How it's used
This phrase functions as a moral encouragement or a comforting remark when someone performs a selfless act. It is often used to reassure a person who feels discouraged after helping others without seeing immediate gratitude or benefit. Unlike formal proverbs, it carries a warm, colloquial tone that fits naturally into casual advice between friends or family members.
Examples
You helped him so much, good deeds will be rewarded.
The most important thing in life is to be kind, believe that good deeds will be rewarded.
Related words
Common phrases
to believe that good deeds will be rewarded
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
