Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngũn ngỡn như con thuyền chài: áo ngắn mặc ngoài áo dài mặc trong

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Meaning · English

Someone has two faces or double standards

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người có hai mặt hoặc tiêu chuẩn kép

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Literally: like a fishing boat: short shirt worn outside long shirt worn inside

Examples

Anh ta ngũn ngỡn như con thuyền chài, luôn nói một đằng làm một nẻoHe has double standards, always saying one thing and doing another

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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 “Ngũn ngỡn như con thuyền chài: áo ngắn mặc ngoài áo dài mặc trong” mean?

Someone has two faces or double standards Literally: like a fishing boat: short shirt worn outside long shirt worn inside

Is “Ngũn ngỡn như con thuyền chài: áo ngắn mặc ngoài áo dài mặc trong” formal or informal?

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