Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ông thầy khoe thây tốt, bà cốt cậy bà cốt hay

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Everyone praises their own possessions

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: The teacher boasts of his good body, the nun boasts of her good bones

Examples

Ông thầy khoe thây tốt, bà cốt cậy bà cốt hay nên ai cũng thích của mìnhThe teacher boasts of his good body, the nun boasts of her good bones, so everyone likes their own things

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ông thầy khoe thây tốt, bà cốt cậy bà cốt hay” mean?

Everyone praises their own possessions Literally: The teacher boasts of his good body, the nun boasts of her good bones

Is “Ông thầy khoe thây tốt, bà cốt cậy bà cốt hay” formal or informal?

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

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