Đàn ông gậy tày gậy mấu, đàn bà bị trấu bị tro, ra trước cửa Ngò, đánh nhau với giặc
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Meaning · English
Men and women face equal hardships
Literally: Men have stick and stump, women have husk and ash, go out the Ngò gate, fight the enemy
Examples
Trong cuộc đời, ai cũng có những khó khăn như nhau, như câu nói dân gian: Đàn ông gậy tày gậy mấu, đàn bà bị trấu bị tro, ra trước cửa Ngò, đánh nhau với giặcIn life, everyone has equal hardships, as the folk saying goes: Men have stick and stump, women have husk and ash, go out the Ngò gate, fight the enemy
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Đàn ông gậy tày gậy mấu, đàn bà bị trấu bị tro, ra trước cửa Ngò, đánh nhau với giặc” mean?
Men and women face equal hardships Literally: Men have stick and stump, women have husk and ash, go out the Ngò gate, fight the enemy
Is “Đàn ông gậy tày gậy mấu, đàn bà bị trấu bị tro, ra trước cửa Ngò, đánh nhau với giặc” formal or informal?
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