Ăn nước ngòi Giành, trâu sốt vó, chó tuốt lông, con gái không chồng đi qua cũng chửa

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Meaning · English

A place where everyone is fiercely protective of their own

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nơi mọi người bảo vệ tài sản của mình một cách gắt gỏng

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Literally: Eat Giành stream water, buffalo get hoof sore, dog shed fur, unmarried girls pass by also get pregnant

Examples

Người dân ở đây Ăn nước ngòi Giành lắm, không ai muốn bán đất cho người ngoàiThe people here are very protective, no one wants to sell land to outsiders

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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 “Ăn nước ngòi Giành, trâu sốt vó, chó tuốt lông, con gái không chồng đi qua cũng chửa” mean?

A place where everyone is fiercely protective of their own Literally: Eat Giành stream water, buffalo get hoof sore, dog shed fur, unmarried girls pass by also get pregnant

Is “Ăn nước ngòi Giành, trâu sốt vó, chó tuốt lông, con gái không chồng đi qua cũng chửa” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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