Ai cũng muốn phấn đồi mặt, chớ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân

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Meaning · English

Everyone wants to show off their strengths, not their weaknesses

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mọi người đều muốn thể hiện điểm mạnh, không phải điểm yếu

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Literally: Everyone wants to powder their face, no one wants to powder the back of their foot

Examples

Anh ấy luôn muốn phấn đồi mặt trước đám đông, nhưng không muốn phấn dồi gót chânHe always wants to show off in front of the crowd, but doesn't want to reveal his weaknesses

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai cũng muốn phấn đồi mặt, chớ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân” mean?

Everyone wants to show off their strengths, not their weaknesses Literally: Everyone wants to powder their face, no one wants to powder the back of their foot

Is “Ai cũng muốn phấn đồi mặt, chớ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân” formal or informal?

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