Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

gái có chồng như gông đeo cổ

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Meaning · English

A married woman wears the cangue at her neck — the old verse's grim portrait of wifehood.

Literally: wife with husband: cangue at the neck

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “gái có chồng như gông đeo cổ” mean?

A married woman wears the cangue at her neck — the old verse's grim portrait of wifehood. Literally: wife with husband: cangue at the neck

Is “gái có chồng như gông đeo cổ” formal or informal?

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

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