Đẹp như rối chẳng có mối cũng không xong

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Meaning · English

Something beautiful or attractive is useless without substance or functionality

Literally: Beautiful like a puppet show without strings

Examples

Cô ấy đẹp như rối chẳng có mối cũng không xong, chỉ biết ăn chơiShe is beautiful but useless, only knowing how to have fun

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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 “Đẹp như rối chẳng có mối cũng không xong” mean?

Something beautiful or attractive is useless without substance or functionality Literally: Beautiful like a puppet show without strings

Is “Đẹp như rối chẳng có mối cũng không xong” formal or informal?

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