Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muốn đẹp thì cháo hoa

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be beautiful, one must suffer

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: want beauty then porridge flower

Examples

Cô ấy muốn đẹp thì cháo hoa, chấp nhận đau đớn để có vẻ đẹp hoàn hảoShe wants to be beautiful, so she endures the pain to have perfect beauty

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Muốn đẹp thì cháo hoa” mean?

To be beautiful, one must suffer Literally: want beauty then porridge flower

Is “Muốn đẹp thì cháo hoa” formal or informal?

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

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