Dù đẹp tám vạn nghìn tư, mà chẳng có nết cũng hư một đời
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Having many good qualities is useless without good behavior
Examples
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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Dù đẹp tám vạn nghìn tư, mà chẳng có nết cũng hư một đời” mean?
Having many good qualities is useless without good behavior Literally: Beautiful eight ten thousand times, but without manners, life is ruined
Is “Dù đẹp tám vạn nghìn tư, mà chẳng có nết cũng hư một đời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.