Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ấu tròn, bồ hòn méo

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Imperfect things can still be lovely

Literally: young round, areca nut deformed

Examples

Cô gái ấy không đẹp完 mỹ nhưng vẫn có nét ấm áp, như cái ví dụ Ấu tròn, bồ hòn méo.The girl is not perfectly beautiful, but she still has a warm charm, like the example of Ấu tròn, bồ hòn méo.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ấu tròn, bồ hòn méo” mean?

Imperfect things can still be lovely Literally: young round, areca nut deformed

Is “Ấu tròn, bồ hòn méo” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time