trai tài gái sắc
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Meaning · English
Talented men and beautiful women — the classical matched pair; each sex graded on its old currency.
Literally: male talent, female beauty
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “trai tài gái sắc” mean?
Talented men and beautiful women — the classical matched pair; each sex graded on its old currency. Literally: male talent, female beauty
Is “trai tài gái sắc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.