Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vua Ngô ba mươi sáu tàn vàng, thác xuống âm phủ hỏi mang được gì

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Meaning · English

Fleeting wealth and power are meaningless after death

Literally: King Ngô's thirty-six gold weights, thrown into the underworld to ask what was brought

Examples

Khi ông mất, gia đình không còn gì ngoài nợ nần, vua Ngô ba mươi sáu tàn vàng, thác xuống âm phủ hỏi mang được gìWhen he died, his family had nothing left but debt, King Ngô's thirty-six gold weights, thrown into the underworld to ask what was brought

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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 “Vua Ngô ba mươi sáu tàn vàng, thác xuống âm phủ hỏi mang được gì” mean?

Fleeting wealth and power are meaningless after death Literally: King Ngô's thirty-six gold weights, thrown into the underworld to ask what was brought

Is “Vua Ngô ba mươi sáu tàn vàng, thác xuống âm phủ hỏi mang được gì” formal or informal?

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