Tiếng Việt · Saying Candidate

đầu năm ăn quả thanh yên, cuối năm ăn bưởi cho nên đèo bòng. Vì cam cho quýt đèo bòng, vì em nhan sắc cho lòng nhớ thương

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Meaning · English

A person is burdened with troubles due to their loved one's actions

Literally: eat thanh yên fruit at the start of the year, eat grapefruit at the end of the year, so have to carry bòng pass, because of orange and citron, have to carry bòng pass, because of younger sister's beauty, have to remember and cherish

Examples

Anh ấy vì cam cho quýt đèo bòng mà phải chịu nhiều khổ sởHe has to suffer a lot because of his younger sister's beauty

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ 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.

Topics: Ca dao (folk verse)

Common questions

What does “đầu năm ăn quả thanh yên, cuối năm ăn bưởi cho nên đèo bòng. Vì cam cho quýt đèo bòng, vì em nhan sắc cho lòng nhớ thương” mean?

A person is burdened with troubles due to their loved one's actions Literally: eat thanh yên fruit at the start of the year, eat grapefruit at the end of the year, so have to carry bòng pass, because of orange and citron, have to carry bòng pass, because of younger sister's beauty, have to remember and cherish

Is “đầu năm ăn quả thanh yên, cuối năm ăn bưởi cho nên đèo bòng. Vì cam cho quýt đèo bòng, vì em nhan sắc cho lòng nhớ thương” formal or informal?

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