mình ở lổ, cổ đeo hoa
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Meaning · English
Naked at the waist, flowers at the throat — finery hung on indignity; priorities inverted.
Literally: body bare, neck wearing flowers
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 “mình ở lổ, cổ đeo hoa” mean?
Naked at the waist, flowers at the throat — finery hung on indignity; priorities inverted. Literally: body bare, neck wearing flowers
Is “mình ở lổ, cổ đeo hoa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.