Chưa chồng đi dọc đi ngang, có chồng cứ thẳng một đàng mà đi

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Meaning · English

A married woman should be faithful and not flirt with other men

Literally: Not yet husband go horizontally go vertically, have husband go straight one way

Examples

Sau khi lấy chồng, cô ấy luôn nhớ câu nói của mẹ: Chưa chồng đi dọc đi ngang, có chồng cứ thẳng một đàng mà điAfter getting married, she always remembered her mother's saying: Chưa chồng đi dọc đi ngang, có chồng cứ thẳng một đàng mà đi

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Chưa chồng đi dọc đi ngang, có chồng cứ thẳng một đàng mà đi” mean?

A married woman should be faithful and not flirt with other men Literally: Not yet husband go horizontally go vertically, have husband go straight one way

Is “Chưa chồng đi dọc đi ngang, có chồng cứ thẳng một đàng mà đi” formal or informal?

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