Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xác Huy chôn ở Luy Lâu, không có đầu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person's reputation is ruined

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Huy's corpse is buried in Luy Lâu, without a head

Examples

Sau scandal đó, danh tiếng của anh ấy xác Huy chôn ở Luy Lâu, không có đầuAfter that scandal, his reputation was ruined

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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 “Xác Huy chôn ở Luy Lâu, không có đầu” mean?

A person's reputation is ruined Literally: Huy's corpse is buried in Luy Lâu, without a head

Is “Xác Huy chôn ở Luy Lâu, không có đầu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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