thẳng thắn, thật thà thường thua thiệt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The straight and honest usually lose out — candor pays the bill for others' cunning.
Literally: upright and truthful, often shortchanged
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “thẳng thắn, thật thà thường thua thiệt” mean?
The straight and honest usually lose out — candor pays the bill for others' cunning. Literally: upright and truthful, often shortchanged
Is “thẳng thắn, thật thà thường thua thiệt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.