How do you say “skin-deep” in Vietnamese?

“Skin-deep” in Vietnamese is bề ngoài (exterior).

Vietnamese words for “skin-deep”

• bề ngoàiListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓe˨˩ ŋwaːj˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓej˨˩ ŋwaːj˨˩]bề falling ngoài falling

  exterior; outward appearance

  for “skin-deep” meaning: Shallow, superficial.

Related Vietnamese words

• nhẹListenadjective

  light; mild; not severe

• hời hợtListenadjective

  perfunctory

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.