Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trông mặt mà bắt hình dung, con lợn có béo bộ lòng mới ngon

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Meaning · English

Don't judge something by its appearance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Look at the face to guess the shape, a pig is delicious only if its intestines are fat

Examples

Cô ấy trông mặt mà bắt hình dung, nghĩ anh ta nghèo vì mặc quần áo cũShe judged him by his appearance, thinking he was poor because he wore old clothes

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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.

Common questions

What does “Trông mặt mà bắt hình dung, con lợn có béo bộ lòng mới ngon” mean?

Don't judge something by its appearance Literally: Look at the face to guess the shape, a pig is delicious only if its intestines are fat

Is “Trông mặt mà bắt hình dung, con lợn có béo bộ lòng mới ngon” formal or informal?

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