Kiếm sắc ba trăng gối đầu giường đứt tóc, giáo dài ba thước dựa đầu cột long tai

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Meaning · English

A sharp sword cannot protect its owner, and a long spear cannot save its wielder

Literally: sharp sword three months pillow head bed cut hair, long spear three meters lean head column dragon ear

Examples

Anh ấy mang kiếm sắc nhưng vẫn bị đánh, như câu Kiếm sắc ba trăng gối đầu giường đứt tóc, giáo dài ba thước dựa đầu cột long taiHe carried a sharp sword but was still beaten, as the proverb says

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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 “Kiếm sắc ba trăng gối đầu giường đứt tóc, giáo dài ba thước dựa đầu cột long tai” mean?

A sharp sword cannot protect its owner, and a long spear cannot save its wielder Literally: sharp sword three months pillow head bed cut hair, long spear three meters lean head column dragon ear

Is “Kiếm sắc ba trăng gối đầu giường đứt tóc, giáo dài ba thước dựa đầu cột long tai” formal or informal?

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