Vật mình vật mẩy
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Meaning · English
Things that are one's own are always more appealing
Literally: one's own thing, flesh and skin
Examples
Cô ấy thích mặc váy do mẹ mình may vì vật mình vật mẩyShe likes wearing dresses made by her mother because things that are one's own are always more appealing
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 “Vật mình vật mẩy” mean?
Things that are one's own are always more appealing Literally: one's own thing, flesh and skin
Is “Vật mình vật mẩy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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