Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mua cá thì phải xem mang, mua bầu xem rốn mới toan không lâm

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Meaning · English

One must examine carefully before making a decision

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phải xem xét kỹ trước khi quyết định

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Literally: When buying fish, look at the gills, when buying a gourd, look at the navel

Examples

Trước khi đầu tư, anh ấy luôn nhớ câu mua cá thì phải xem mang, mua bầu xem rốn mới toan không lâmBefore investing, he always remembers the saying that when buying fish, look at the gills, when buying a gourd, look at the navel

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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 cá thì phải xem mang, mua bầu xem rốn mới toan không lâm” mean?

One must examine carefully before making a decision Literally: When buying fish, look at the gills, when buying a gourd, look at the navel

Is “Mua cá thì phải xem mang, mua bầu xem rốn mới toan không lâm” formal or informal?

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

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