trà tam rượu tứ
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Meaning · English
Third-rate tea and fourth-rate wine
Literally: third tea fourth wine
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Quán đó chỉ phục vụ trà tam rượu tứThat restaurant only serves third-rate tea and fourth-rate wine
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “trà tam rượu tứ” mean?
Third-rate tea and fourth-rate wine Literally: third tea fourth wine
Is “trà tam rượu tứ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.