sàng đầu kim tận, tráng sĩ vô nhan
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Gold spent to the bed-head, the hero has no face left — generosity exhausted, standing goes with it.
Literally: bedside gold exhausted, the stalwart loses countenance
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
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Common questions
What does “sàng đầu kim tận, tráng sĩ vô nhan” mean?
Gold spent to the bed-head, the hero has no face left — generosity exhausted, standing goes with it. Literally: bedside gold exhausted, the stalwart loses countenance
Is “sàng đầu kim tận, tráng sĩ vô nhan” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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