Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gái đẹp hay phải khóc, trai tài hay phải oan

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Meaning · English

Beautiful women often suffer, talented men often face injustice

Literally: Beautiful girl must cry, talented boy must be wronged

Examples

Cô gái xinh đẹp đó đã phải trải qua nhiều đau khổ trong cuộc đời, thật là gái đẹp hay phải khócThat beautiful girl had to go through a lot of suffering in her life, it's true that beautiful women often suffer

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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 “Gái đẹp hay phải khóc, trai tài hay phải oan” mean?

Beautiful women often suffer, talented men often face injustice Literally: Beautiful girl must cry, talented boy must be wronged

Is “Gái đẹp hay phải khóc, trai tài hay phải oan” formal or informal?

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

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