quả cau nho nhỏ, cái vỏ vân vân, nay anh học gần, mai anh học xa
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Meaning · English
A person's abilities or talents are not proportional to their appearance
Literally: small areca nut, striped shell, today you study near, tomorrow you study far
Examples
Cậu bé ấy quả cau nho nhỏ, cái vỏ vân vân, nhưng nó học giỏi lắm.That boy may be small, but he's very smart.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ 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 “quả cau nho nhỏ, cái vỏ vân vân, nay anh học gần, mai anh học xa” mean?
A person's abilities or talents are not proportional to their appearance Literally: small areca nut, striped shell, today you study near, tomorrow you study far
Is “quả cau nho nhỏ, cái vỏ vân vân, nay anh học gần, mai anh học xa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.