Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thi thiên, phú bách, văn sách năm mươi, tiến sĩ bỏ vào nồi

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Meaning · English

Even the most talented people can fail

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Literally: Poetry is heaven, fu is hundred, literature is fifty, graduate put into pot

Examples

Anh ấy thi thiên, phú bách, văn sách năm mươi, tiến sĩ bỏ vào nồi mà vẫn trượt tuyển sinhHe was extremely talented but still failed the entrance exam

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thi thiên, phú bách, văn sách năm mươi, tiến sĩ bỏ vào nồi” mean?

Even the most talented people can fail Literally: Poetry is heaven, fu is hundred, literature is fifty, graduate put into pot

Is “Thi thiên, phú bách, văn sách năm mươi, tiến sĩ bỏ vào nồi” formal or informal?

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