Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu bằng quả quít, đít bằng cái mâm

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Meaning · English

Completely inconsistent or unequal

Literally: Head like a quince, tail like a plate

Examples

Cô ấy nói đầu bằng quả quít, đít bằng cái mâm, không ai tinShe spoke inconsistently, so no one believed her

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

Common questions

What does “Đầu bằng quả quít, đít bằng cái mâm” mean?

Completely inconsistent or unequal Literally: Head like a quince, tail like a plate

Is “Đầu bằng quả quít, đít bằng cái mâm” formal or informal?

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

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