Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Rau xem lá, cà xem cuống

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Judge something by its appearance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Vegetables look at leaves, eggplants look at stems

Examples

Khi mua rau, tôi thường rau xem lá, cà xem cuốngWhen buying vegetables, I usually judge them by their appearance

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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 “Rau xem lá, cà xem cuống” mean?

Judge something by its appearance Literally: Vegetables look at leaves, eggplants look at stems

Is “Rau xem lá, cà xem cuống” formal or informal?

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

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