Trắng như bông, đông như mỡ
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Meaning · English
Numerous and scattered
Literally: White like cotton, thick like oil
Examples
Sự kiện thu hút hàng ngàn người, trắng như bông, đông như mỡ.The event attracted thousands of people, numerous and scattered.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Trắng như bông, đông như mỡ” mean?
Numerous and scattered Literally: White like cotton, thick like oil
Is “Trắng như bông, đông như mỡ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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