sống làm giai Bát-chàng, chết thành-hoàng Kiêu-kỵ
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Meaning · English
Live a life of luxury and die a heroic death
Literally: live like Bát-chàng, die like Kiêu-kỵ
Examples
Anh ấy sống làm giai Bát-chàng, chết thành-hoàng Kiêu-kỵ, để lại tiếng thơmHe lived a life of luxury and died a heroic death, leaving a good reputation
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sống làm giai Bát-chàng, chết thành-hoàng Kiêu-kỵ” mean?
Live a life of luxury and die a heroic death Literally: live like Bát-chàng, die like Kiêu-kỵ
Is “sống làm giai Bát-chàng, chết thành-hoàng Kiêu-kỵ” formal or informal?
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