đàn ông đi biển có đôi, đàn bà đi biển mồ côi một mình
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Meaning · English
A man goes to sea with company; a woman goes to sea orphan-alone — childbirth as the woman's solitary ocean.
Literally: man to sea in pairs; woman to sea alone
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đàn ông đi biển có đôi, đàn bà đi biển mồ côi một mình” mean?
A man goes to sea with company; a woman goes to sea orphan-alone — childbirth as the woman's solitary ocean. Literally: man to sea in pairs; woman to sea alone
Is “đàn ông đi biển có đôi, đàn bà đi biển mồ côi một mình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.