Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gái goá chồng phòng không chục tiết, trai goá vợ mải miết ngoài đường

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Meaning · English

A widow or widower is prone to temptation

Literally: Widowed woman has no tens of virtues, widowed man is busy outside

Examples

Sau khi chồng mất, bà ấy phải cẩn thận để tránh rơi vào tình huống như gái goá chồng phòng không chục tiếtAfter her husband's death, she had to be careful to avoid situations like a widowed woman with no tens of virtues

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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 goá chồng phòng không chục tiết, trai goá vợ mải miết ngoài đường” mean?

A widow or widower is prone to temptation Literally: Widowed woman has no tens of virtues, widowed man is busy outside

Is “Gái goá chồng phòng không chục tiết, trai goá vợ mải miết ngoài đường” formal or informal?

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