Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

trắng như trứng gà bóc

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Meaning · English

White as a peeled egg — skin of proverbial fairness.

Literally: white as a shelled hen's egg

Examples

Da trắng như trứng gà bóc.Skin white as a fresh-peeled egg.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “trắng như trứng gà bóc” mean?

White as a peeled egg — skin of proverbial fairness. Literally: white as a shelled hen's egg

Is “trắng như trứng gà bóc” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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