quần lĩnh áo the
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Meaning · English
Wearing elegant clothes but having no money
Literally: tight pants loose shirt
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy quần lĩnh áo the nhưng không có tiền mua vé xem phimHe wears elegant clothes but doesn't have money to buy a movie ticket
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “quần lĩnh áo the” mean?
Wearing elegant clothes but having no money Literally: tight pants loose shirt
Is “quần lĩnh áo the” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.