Sen tàn làng mạt
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Meaning · English
A whole community is destroyed when its virtuous people disappear
Literally: Lotus withers village dies
Examples
Khi người có tâm bị đẩy đi, cả làng bị tàn phá, sen tàn làng mạt.When kind-hearted people are driven away, the whole village is destroyed, lotus withers village dies.
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Sen tàn làng mạt” mean?
A whole community is destroyed when its virtuous people disappear Literally: Lotus withers village dies
Is “Sen tàn làng mạt” formal or informal?
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