Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quần hồ áo cánh làm chi, quần hồ áo rách có khi tồi tàn

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Meaning · English

Fine clothes do not make a good person

Literally: Lake pants wing shirt make what, lake pants torn shirt sometimes shabby

Examples

Anh ấy mặc quần hồ áo cánh nhưng tính cách thì rất xấuHe wears fine clothes but has a bad personality

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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 “Quần hồ áo cánh làm chi, quần hồ áo rách có khi tồi tàn” mean?

Fine clothes do not make a good person Literally: Lake pants wing shirt make what, lake pants torn shirt sometimes shabby

Is “Quần hồ áo cánh làm chi, quần hồ áo rách có khi tồi tàn” formal or informal?

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

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