con gái tháng hai, con giai tháng tám
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Meaning · English
A daughter born in February is better than a son born in August
Literally: daughter month two, son month eight
Examples
Con gái tháng hai, con giai tháng tám, cả nhà đều vuiA daughter born in February is better than a son born in August, the whole family is happy
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “con gái tháng hai, con giai tháng tám” mean?
A daughter born in February is better than a son born in August Literally: daughter month two, son month eight
Is “con gái tháng hai, con giai tháng tám” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.