tốt phô ra, xấu-xa đạy lại
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Meaning · English
Show off good deeds, hide bad ones
Literally: good show out, bad hide again
Examples
Anh ấy luôn tốt phô ra, xấu-xa đạy lại để mọi người yêu mếnHe always shows off his good deeds and hides his bad ones to be loved by people
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). 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 “tốt phô ra, xấu-xa đạy lại” mean?
Show off good deeds, hide bad ones Literally: good show out, bad hide again
Is “tốt phô ra, xấu-xa đạy lại” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.