Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đào thắm thì đào lại phai, đồ nâu chẳng đi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A beautiful thing will eventually lose its beauty

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: pink peach fades, brown pottery doesn't go

Examples

Cô ấy từng là hoa hậu nhưng bây giờ thì đào thắm thì đào lại phaiShe used to be a beauty queen but now she has lost her beauty

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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.

Common questions

What does “Đào thắm thì đào lại phai, đồ nâu chẳng đi” mean?

A beautiful thing will eventually lose its beauty Literally: pink peach fades, brown pottery doesn't go

Is “Đào thắm thì đào lại phai, đồ nâu chẳng đi” formal or informal?

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

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