Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mình ốc chẳng rửa

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Meaning · English

The snail that won't wash its own shell — quick to scrub every neighbor, never itself.

Literally: snail body unwashed

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 ốc chẳng rửa” mean?

The snail that won't wash its own shell — quick to scrub every neighbor, never itself. Literally: snail body unwashed

Is “mình ốc chẳng rửa” formal or informal?

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

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