Đá nát vàng phai
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Meaning · English
Time destroys everything
Literally: stone crushes gold wears out
Examples
Dù có giàu có đến đâu thì thời gian cũng làm cho tất cả đều phai nhạt theo thời gian, đá nát vàng phai.No matter how rich one is, time makes everything fade away, stone crushes gold wears out.
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Đá nát vàng phai” mean?
Time destroys everything Literally: stone crushes gold wears out
Is “Đá nát vàng phai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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