Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

no trong mo ngoài đất

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Be humble and open to learning

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khiêm tốn và cởi mở với việc học

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Literally: mud inside, earth outside

Examples

Tôi phải no trong mo ngoài đất khi học hỏi từ người khácI have to be humble and open to learning from others

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “no trong mo ngoài đất” mean?

Be humble and open to learning Literally: mud inside, earth outside

Is “no trong mo ngoài đất” formal or informal?

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

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