Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhất tướng công thành, vạn cốt khô

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Meaning · English

One general's victory can lead to countless deaths

Literally: One general's merit fills the city, ten thousand skeletons are dry

Examples

Chiến thắng của tướng quân đã khiến cho nhất tướng công thành, vạn cốt khôThe general's victory made one general's merit fill the city, but ten thousand skeletons were dry

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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 “Nhất tướng công thành, vạn cốt khô” mean?

One general's victory can lead to countless deaths Literally: One general's merit fills the city, ten thousand skeletons are dry

Is “Nhất tướng công thành, vạn cốt khô” formal or informal?

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

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