Đầu Bần, thân Mao, máu đào Thụ Phúc

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Meaning · English

Someone with humble origins achieves great success

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người có xuất thân khiêm tốn đạt được thành công lớn

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Literally: poor head, hairy body, blood of noble fortune

Examples

Anh ấy xuất thân từ gia đình nghèo, nhưng giờ là triệu phú, thật là đầu bần, thân mao, máu đào Thụ PhúcHe came from a poor family, but now he's a millionaire, truly a case of đầu bần, thân mao, máu đào Thụ Phúc

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Đầu Bần, thân Mao, máu đào Thụ Phúc” mean?

Someone with humble origins achieves great success Literally: poor head, hairy body, blood of noble fortune

Is “Đầu Bần, thân Mao, máu đào Thụ Phúc” formal or informal?

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