Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gái có chồng như gông đeo cổ, trai có vợ như lỗ tiền chôn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A married man and woman are bound together like a yoke

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

vợ chồng gắn bó như một cái ách

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Literally: Girl has husband like yoke on neck, boy has wife like buried money

Examples

Khi lấy vợ, anh ấy cảm thấy như gông đeo cổ.When he got married, he felt like he had a yoke around his neck.

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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 có chồng như gông đeo cổ, trai có vợ như lỗ tiền chôn” mean?

A married man and woman are bound together like a yoke Literally: Girl has husband like yoke on neck, boy has wife like buried money

Is “Gái có chồng như gông đeo cổ, trai có vợ như lỗ tiền chôn” formal or informal?

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

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