miệng bồ tát, dạ ớt ngâm
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Meaning · English
Having a kind face but a cruel heart
Literally: Bodhisattva mouth, chili-soaked belly
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ta miệng bồ tát, dạ ớt ngâm, luôn nói ngọt ngào nhưng hành động rất thô bạoHe has a kind face but a cruel heart, always speaking sweetly but acting very brutally
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “miệng bồ tát, dạ ớt ngâm” mean?
Having a kind face but a cruel heart Literally: Bodhisattva mouth, chili-soaked belly
Is “miệng bồ tát, dạ ớt ngâm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.