dậy đĩ vén sống, dậy ông cống vào tràng
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Meaning · English
When one person leaves, another takes their place
Literally: prostitute gets up, opens skirt, husband gets up, enters the room
Examples
Khi ông giám đốc cũ nghỉ hưu, ông giám đốc mới đã dậy đĩ vén sống, dậy ông cống vào tràngWhen the old director retired, the new director took his place
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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 “dậy đĩ vén sống, dậy ông cống vào tràng” mean?
When one person leaves, another takes their place Literally: prostitute gets up, opens skirt, husband gets up, enters the room
Is “dậy đĩ vén sống, dậy ông cống vào tràng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.