vào quả cà, ra quả táo
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Meaning · English
Completely different from what was expected
Literally: enter pear, exit apple
Examples
Tôi nghĩ công việc đó sẽ dễ, nhưng vào quả cà, ra quả táo.I thought that job would be easy, but it turned out to be completely different from what I expected.
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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 “vào quả cà, ra quả táo” mean?
Completely different from what was expected Literally: enter pear, exit apple
Is “vào quả cà, ra quả táo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.