Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu lòng không trai thì gái

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The first child is usually a boy

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con đầu lòng thường là con trai

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Literally: first birth not boy then girl

Examples

Đầu lòng không trai thì gái, nhà tôi đầu lòng là con gáiThe first child is usually a boy, but my family's first child is a girl

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu lòng không trai thì gái” mean?

The first child is usually a boy Literally: first birth not boy then girl

Is “Đầu lòng không trai thì gái” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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