đợi chờ trúc ở với mai, đợi chờ anh ở với ai chưa chồng
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Meaning · English
to wait for someone who is not ready or willing to commit
Literally: wait for the bamboo to grow with the apricot, wait for the gentleman to be with someone who is not yet married
Examples
Anh ấy đang đợi chờ trúc ở với mai, đợi chờ anh ở với ai chưa chồngHe is waiting for someone who is not ready to commit
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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.
Common questions
What does “đợi chờ trúc ở với mai, đợi chờ anh ở với ai chưa chồng” mean?
to wait for someone who is not ready or willing to commit Literally: wait for the bamboo to grow with the apricot, wait for the gentleman to be with someone who is not yet married
Is “đợi chờ trúc ở với mai, đợi chờ anh ở với ai chưa chồng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.