Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mua bầu xem cuống

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To judge something by its appearance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đánh giá dựa trên vẻ ngoài

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Literally: buying a gourd by looking at its stem

Examples

Anh ấy mua bầu xem cuống nên cuối cùng cũng thất vọngHe judged the gourd by its stem, so he was disappointed in the end

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mua bầu xem cuống” mean?

To judge something by its appearance Literally: buying a gourd by looking at its stem

Is “Mua bầu xem cuống” formal or informal?

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

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