Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dứa đằng đít, mít đằng cuống

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Meaning · English

Something is not as good as it seems

Literally: Pineapple at the bottom, jackfruit at the stem

Examples

Cửa hàng đó đẹp mà, nhưng dứa đằng đít, mít đằng cuống, hàng hóa không đảm bảo chất lượngThat store looks nice, but it's not as good as it seems, the products are not guaranteed to be of good quality

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dứa đằng đít, mít đằng cuống” mean?

Something is not as good as it seems Literally: Pineapple at the bottom, jackfruit at the stem

Is “Dứa đằng đít, mít đằng cuống” formal or informal?

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

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