yêu nhau củ ấu cũng tròn, ghét nhau thì củ bồ hòn cũng vuông
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Meaning · English
In love the spiny caltrop is round; in hate the soap-nut is square — affection redraws geometry itself.
Literally: loving: the ấu bulb rounds; hating: the soapberry squares
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “yêu nhau củ ấu cũng tròn, ghét nhau thì củ bồ hòn cũng vuông” mean?
In love the spiny caltrop is round; in hate the soap-nut is square — affection redraws geometry itself. Literally: loving: the ấu bulb rounds; hating: the soapberry squares
Is “yêu nhau củ ấu cũng tròn, ghét nhau thì củ bồ hòn cũng vuông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.