Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

trong ấm ngoài êm

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Meaning · English

Warm within, calm without — the well-run household's climate report.

Literally: inside warm, outside smooth

Examples

Nhà cửa trong ấm ngoài êm là phúc.A home warm inside and calm outside — that's blessing.

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 “trong ấm ngoài êm” mean?

Warm within, calm without — the well-run household's climate report. Literally: inside warm, outside smooth

Is “trong ấm ngoài êm” formal or informal?

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

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