Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mạc hiện hồ ẩn, mạc hiển hồ vi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Nothing shows like the hidden — the secret is the loudest thing in the house.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bí mật thường là điều được chú ý nhất

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Literally: nothing more visible than the concealed

Examples

Đừng tưởng không ai biết, mạc hiện hồ ẩn.Don't assume it's unseen — nothing shows like the hidden.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “mạc hiện hồ ẩn, mạc hiển hồ vi” mean?

Nothing shows like the hidden — the secret is the loudest thing in the house. Literally: nothing more visible than the concealed

Is “mạc hiện hồ ẩn, mạc hiển hồ vi” formal or informal?

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

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