Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

hậu dược thành công

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Meaning · English

The last doctor gets the credit — whoever's medicine coincides with the cure is called the genius.

Literally: the later medicine succeeds

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “hậu dược thành công” mean?

The last doctor gets the credit — whoever's medicine coincides with the cure is called the genius. Literally: the later medicine succeeds

Is “hậu dược thành công” formal or informal?

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

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