Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

quân tử gian nan, hồng nhan bạc mệnh

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Meaning · English

The gentleman meets hardship as the beauty meets a thin fate — excellence of either kind is billed for in suffering.

Literally: gentleman: adversity; rosy cheeks: thin fate

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “quân tử gian nan, hồng nhan bạc mệnh” mean?

The gentleman meets hardship as the beauty meets a thin fate — excellence of either kind is billed for in suffering. Literally: gentleman: adversity; rosy cheeks: thin fate

Is “quân tử gian nan, hồng nhan bạc mệnh” formal or informal?

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

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