thân em như cam quýt bưởi bòng Ngoài tuy cay đắng trong lòng ngọt ngon
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Also seen as: thân em như cam quýt bưởi bòng Ngoài tuy cay đắng nhưng trong ngọt bùi
Meaning · English
Outwardly harsh but inwardly kind
Literally: body like citrus, outside bitter, inside sweet
Examples
Bên ngoài cô ấy có vẻ khó gần nhưng thân em như cam quýt bưởi bòngShe seems tough outside but is actually kind at heart
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “thân em như cam quýt bưởi bòng Ngoài tuy cay đắng trong lòng ngọt ngon” mean?
Outwardly harsh but inwardly kind Literally: body like citrus, outside bitter, inside sweet
Is “thân em như cam quýt bưởi bòng Ngoài tuy cay đắng trong lòng ngọt ngon” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.