sàng đầu kim tận, tráng sĩ vô nhan
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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.
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.