ruột bỏ ra, da bọc vào
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Meaning · English
Guts thrown out, strangers' skin wrapped in — neglecting one's own kin while fawning on outsiders.
Literally: cast out the innards, wrap in the skin
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ruột bỏ ra, da bọc vào” mean?
Guts thrown out, strangers' skin wrapped in — neglecting one's own kin while fawning on outsiders. Literally: cast out the innards, wrap in the skin
Is “ruột bỏ ra, da bọc vào” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.