Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đẹp như tiên không tiền cũng xác, sắc như mác không bạc cũng cùn

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Meaning · English

Without money, beauty and talent are worthless

Literally: Beautiful like a fairy, no money is still a corpse, sharp like a spike, no silver is still dull

Examples

Cô ấy đẹp như tiên không tiền cũng xác, không thể mở một cửa hàng thời trangShe's beautiful but without money, her beauty is worthless, she can't open a fashion store

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

Common questions

What does “Đẹp như tiên không tiền cũng xác, sắc như mác không bạc cũng cùn” mean?

Without money, beauty and talent are worthless Literally: Beautiful like a fairy, no money is still a corpse, sharp like a spike, no silver is still dull

Is “Đẹp như tiên không tiền cũng xác, sắc như mác không bạc cũng cùn” formal or informal?

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

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