tang thương biến cải
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Meaning · English
Suffering and hardship can change a person
Literally: suffering and hardship transform
Examples
Sau tai nạn, cô ấy đã thay đổi hoàn toàn, đó là kết quả của tang thương biến cảiAfter the accident, she changed completely, that's the result of suffering and hardship transforming her
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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 “tang thương biến cải” mean?
Suffering and hardship can change a person Literally: suffering and hardship transform
Is “tang thương biến cải” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.