tốt tài sai lộc
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Meaning · English
Having talent but lacking luck
Literally: good talent, wrong luck
Examples
Anh ấy tốt tài sai lộc, dù cố gắng nhưng không thành công.He has talent but lacks luck, despite his efforts he didn't succeed.
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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 “tốt tài sai lộc” mean?
Having talent but lacking luck Literally: good talent, wrong luck
Is “tốt tài sai lộc” formal or informal?
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