anh hùng là anh hùng rơm, ta cho mồi lửa hết cơn anh hùng

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

A straw hero — put a match to him and the heroics burn off in one flare.

Literally: hero of straw: one ember ends the heroism
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “anh hùng là anh hùng rơm, ta cho mồi lửa hết cơn anh hùng” mean?

A straw hero — put a match to him and the heroics burn off in one flare. Literally: hero of straw: one ember ends the heroism

Is “anh hùng là anh hùng rơm, ta cho mồi lửa hết cơn anh hùng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.