sin6 jau5 sin6 bou3善有善報善有善报
Jyutpingsin6 jau5 sin6 bou3
Yalesihn yáuh sihn bou
Definition
Good deeds will be rewarded with good fortune; virtue has its rewards.
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How it's used
This phrase is a classic moral proverb often used to comfort someone who has been treated unfairly or to encourage altruistic behavior. It carries a sense of karmic justice that is deeply rooted in local cultural values. People frequently pair it with 惡有惡報 to emphasize the balance of consequences for both good and bad actions.
Examples
Don't worry, good deeds will be rewarded.
He helps people all the time, he really gets good rewards.
Related words
Common phrases
Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil.
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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.
