con gái mười hai bến nước
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A girl faces twelve landings — a woman's marriage is a ferry that may tie up at any of twelve shores, clear or murky.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “con gái mười hai bến nước” mean?
A girl faces twelve landings — a woman's marriage is a ferry that may tie up at any of twelve shores, clear or murky. Literally: a daughter: twelve river landings
Is “con gái mười hai bến nước” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.