quá khẩu thành tàn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Past the mouth, it's ash — pleasure expires at the swallow; the feast's whole glory is one gulp long.
Literally: past the gullet, become cinders
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “quá khẩu thành tàn” mean?
Past the mouth, it's ash — pleasure expires at the swallow; the feast's whole glory is one gulp long. Literally: past the gullet, become cinders
Is “quá khẩu thành tàn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.