Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

gái hơn hai, giai hơn một

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Meaning · English

A wife older by two, a husband by one — the folk formula for a matched pair.

Literally: girl ahead by two, boy ahead by one

Examples

Gái hơn hai, giai hơn một.Bride two years older, or groom one — the lucky gap.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 hơn hai, giai hơn một” mean?

A wife older by two, a husband by one — the folk formula for a matched pair. Literally: girl ahead by two, boy ahead by one

Is “gái hơn hai, giai hơn một” formal or informal?

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

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