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