Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

quá khẩu thành tàn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Past the mouth, it's ash — pleasure expires at the swallow; the feast's whole glory is one gulp long.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lạc thú chỉ tồn tại trong chốc lát

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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.

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