ai cũng muốn phấn dồi mặt, chứ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân
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Meaning · English
Everyone wants to show their good side, not their bad side
Literally: Everyone wants to powder their face, not their heel
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); 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 “ai cũng muốn phấn dồi mặt, chứ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân” mean?
Everyone wants to show their good side, not their bad side Literally: Everyone wants to powder their face, not their heel
Is “ai cũng muốn phấn dồi mặt, chứ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.