Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mua cá thì phải xem mang, người khôn xem lấy hai hàng tóc mai

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Intelligent people can be identified by their appearance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người thông minh có thể được nhận biết qua ngoại hình

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Literally: Buying fish, look at the gills, smart people look at the two rows of hair on the forehead

Examples

Khi gặp người lạ, mẹ thường nói: "Mua cá thì phải xem mang, người khôn xem lấy hai hàng tóc mai"When meeting strangers, my mother often says: 'Buying fish, look at the gills, smart people look at the two rows of hair on the forehead'

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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, người khôn xem lấy hai hàng tóc mai” mean?

Intelligent people can be identified by their appearance Literally: Buying fish, look at the gills, smart people look at the two rows of hair on the forehead

Is “Mua cá thì phải xem mang, người khôn xem lấy hai hàng tóc mai” formal or informal?

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

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