Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gái chậm chồng, mẹ cha khắc khoải

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Meaning · English

A slow wife will have a husband who is impatient and unhappy

Literally: girl slow husband, mother father carve worry

Examples

Cô gái chậm chạp quá, mẹ cha khắc khoải vì sợ không tìm được chồngThe girl is too slow, her parents are worried because they fear she won't find a husband

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gái chậm chồng, mẹ cha khắc khoải” mean?

A slow wife will have a husband who is impatient and unhappy Literally: girl slow husband, mother father carve worry

Is “Gái chậm chồng, mẹ cha khắc khoải” formal or informal?

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

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