đẹp vàng son, ngon mật mỡ
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Meaning · English
Beautiful and delicious, but lacking in substance
Literally: beautiful gold and silver, delicious honey and lard
Examples
Cô ấy đẹp vàng son, ngon mật mỡ, nhưng tính cách không tốt.She is beautiful and delicious, but has a bad personality.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đẹp vàng son, ngon mật mỡ” mean?
Beautiful and delicious, but lacking in substance Literally: beautiful gold and silver, delicious honey and lard
Is “đẹp vàng son, ngon mật mỡ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.