Nói nên mà ở chẳng nên, quang rơm gánh đá sao bên bằng mây

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Meaning · English

Pretending to be virtuous but acting otherwise

Literally: Say should but live not should, carrying straw and stone, how can it be balanced like cloud

Examples

Anh ấy nói nên mà ở chẳng nên, quang rơm gánh đá sao bên bằng mây, nên không ai tin tưởngHe pretends to be virtuous but acts otherwise, so no one trusts him

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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 “Nói nên mà ở chẳng nên, quang rơm gánh đá sao bên bằng mây” mean?

Pretending to be virtuous but acting otherwise Literally: Say should but live not should, carrying straw and stone, how can it be balanced like cloud

Is “Nói nên mà ở chẳng nên, quang rơm gánh đá sao bên bằng mây” formal or informal?

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