no trong mo ngoài đất sét
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Full inside, palm-sheath and clay outside — the cowherd's trick of plastering the hungry buffalo; padding over emptiness.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “no trong mo ngoài đất sét” mean?
Full inside, palm-sheath and clay outside — the cowherd's trick of plastering the hungry buffalo; padding over emptiness. Literally: full within: bamboo sheath and clay without
Is “no trong mo ngoài đất sét” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.