Khế xanh nấu với ốc nhồi, tuy nước nó xám mà mùi nó ngon

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Meaning · English

A bad appearance can hide a good quality

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hình thức xấu xí có thể che giấu chất lượng tốt

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Literally: Green banana cooked with snail, though the water is murky but the smell is delicious

Examples

Cô ấy nhìn có vẻ lạnh lùng nhưng khế xanh nấu với ốc nhồi, thật ra cô ấy rất tốt bụngShe looks cold but actually she's very kind

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

Common questions

What does “Khế xanh nấu với ốc nhồi, tuy nước nó xám mà mùi nó ngon” mean?

A bad appearance can hide a good quality Literally: Green banana cooked with snail, though the water is murky but the smell is delicious

Is “Khế xanh nấu với ốc nhồi, tuy nước nó xám mà mùi nó ngon” formal or informal?

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