Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Meaning · English

Intelligent people consider both visible and hidden aspects

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người thông minh xem xét cả mặt显 và ẩn

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Literally: Buy fish look at gills, smart people look at two rows of eyebrows

Examples

Khi đánh giá một người, không chỉ nhìn bề ngoài mà còn phải xem xét cả những khía cạnh nội tâmWhen evaluating a person, don't just look at the surface but also consider the inner aspects

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

Intelligent people consider both visible and hidden aspects Literally: Buy fish look at gills, smart people look at two rows of eyebrows

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

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