Những người mặt trắng phau phau, bởi chưng kiếp trước hay lau đĩa đèn

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Meaning · English

Those with easy lives had good deeds in their past

Literally: People with white faces, because in their previous life they often wiped the lamp

Examples

Anh ấy mặt trắng phau phau, bởi chưng kiếp trước hay lau đĩa đènHe has an easy life, because in his previous life he often did good deeds

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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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What does “Những người mặt trắng phau phau, bởi chưng kiếp trước hay lau đĩa đèn” mean?

Those with easy lives had good deeds in their past Literally: People with white faces, because in their previous life they often wiped the lamp

Is “Những người mặt trắng phau phau, bởi chưng kiếp trước hay lau đĩa đèn” formal or informal?

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