Đói rụng râu, rầu rụng tóc

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Meaning · English

Extreme hunger and sadness can cause physical deterioration

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đói và buồn có thể gây ra sự suy giảm thể chất

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Literally: Hungry drop beard, sad drop hair

Examples

Sau một tuần không ăn gì, anh ấy đã đói rụng râu, rầu rụng tóc.After a week of not eating, he was so hungry and sad that he looked like he was falling apart.

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

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What does “Đói rụng râu, rầu rụng tóc” mean?

Extreme hunger and sadness can cause physical deterioration Literally: Hungry drop beard, sad drop hair

Is “Đói rụng râu, rầu rụng tóc” formal or informal?

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