Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Của ngon chẳng còn đến trưa, bồ hòn có ngọt thì vua đã dùng

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Meaning · English

Nothing good lasts forever

Literally: Delicious food is not left until noon, if bồ hòn is sweet the king would have used it

Examples

Của ngon chẳng còn đến trưa, bồ hòn có ngọt thì vua đã dùng, anh ấy sớm thành công nhưng cũng nhanh hết phong độNothing good lasts forever, he was successful early on but quickly lost his edge

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Của ngon chẳng còn đến trưa, bồ hòn có ngọt thì vua đã dùng” mean?

Nothing good lasts forever Literally: Delicious food is not left until noon, if bồ hòn is sweet the king would have used it

Is “Của ngon chẳng còn đến trưa, bồ hòn có ngọt thì vua đã dùng” formal or informal?

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