của anh anh mang, của nàng nàng sách

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Meaning · English

What belongs to the husband is his responsibility, what belongs to the wife is hers

Literally: of brother brother carries, of sister sister holds

Examples

Của anh anh mang, của nàng nàng sách, nên vợ chồng phải tôn trọng nhauThe husband and wife should respect each other, as what belongs to the husband is his responsibility, what belongs to the wife is hers

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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 “của anh anh mang, của nàng nàng sách” mean?

What belongs to the husband is his responsibility, what belongs to the wife is hers Literally: of brother brother carries, of sister sister holds

Is “của anh anh mang, của nàng nàng sách” formal or informal?

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