Chưa chồng đi dọc đi ngang, có chồng cứ thẳng một đàng mà đi
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A married woman should be faithful and not flirt with other men
Examples
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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
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?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.