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thân em như ớt chín cây, càng tươi ngoài vỏ càng cay trong lòng

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Meaning · English

I am chili ripening on the plant — the brighter the skin, the hotter the heart within.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Càng đẹp bên ngoài, càng nóng bên trong

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Literally: like tree-ripe chili: fresher without, spicier within

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Topics: Ca dao (folk verse)

Common questions

What does “thân em như ớt chín cây, càng tươi ngoài vỏ càng cay trong lòng” mean?

I am chili ripening on the plant — the brighter the skin, the hotter the heart within. Literally: like tree-ripe chili: fresher without, spicier within

Is “thân em như ớt chín cây, càng tươi ngoài vỏ càng cay trong lòng” formal or informal?

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