Nhị rữa hoa tàn
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Meaning · English
A beautiful thing is ruined by a small flaw
Literally: two rotten, flower withered
Examples
Cô gái đó rất xinh đẹp, nhưng giọng nói nhạt nhẽo làm nhị rữa hoa tàn.That girl is very beautiful, but her dull voice ruins everything.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Nhị rữa hoa tàn” mean?
A beautiful thing is ruined by a small flaw Literally: two rotten, flower withered
Is “Nhị rữa hoa tàn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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