Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nước mắm ngon xem bằng màng màng, thành hoàng thiêng xem bằng cờ quạt

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Meaning · English

Quality is judged by appearance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chất lượng được đánh giá bằng ngoại hình

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Literally: Fish sauce is judged by its layer, deity is judged by flags and fans

Examples

Nước mắm ngon xem bằng màng màng, thành hoàng thiêng xem bằng cờ quạtThe quality of fish sauce is judged by its layer, the sacredness of a deity is judged by its flags and fans

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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 “Nước mắm ngon xem bằng màng màng, thành hoàng thiêng xem bằng cờ quạt” mean?

Quality is judged by appearance Literally: Fish sauce is judged by its layer, deity is judged by flags and fans

Is “Nước mắm ngon xem bằng màng màng, thành hoàng thiêng xem bằng cờ quạt” formal or informal?

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