dụng lòng không ai đụng thịt

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

It's the innards that carry the respect — at the feast, the offal platter is the etiquette; goodwill lives in the giblets.

Literally: use the innards — the heart — none touches mere meat
Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “dụng lòng không ai đụng thịt” mean?

It's the innards that carry the respect — at the feast, the offal platter is the etiquette; goodwill lives in the giblets. Literally: use the innards — the heart — none touches mere meat

Is “dụng lòng không ai đụng thịt” formal or informal?

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