Ra đường thì nói vẻ vang, về nhà ăn rạm cấn ngang cả côồng

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Meaning · English

Boast outside but face difficulties at home

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khoe khoang bên ngoài nhưng đối mặt với khó khăn tại nhà

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Literally: Go out talk proudly, come home eat salted fish sideways

Examples

Anh ấy ra đường thì nói vẻ vang, về nhà ăn rạm cấn ngang cả côồngHe boasts outside but faces difficulties at home

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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 “Ra đường thì nói vẻ vang, về nhà ăn rạm cấn ngang cả côồng” mean?

Boast outside but face difficulties at home Literally: Go out talk proudly, come home eat salted fish sideways

Is “Ra đường thì nói vẻ vang, về nhà ăn rạm cấn ngang cả côồng” formal or informal?

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