gái khôn trai dỗ, lâu buồn cũng xiêu
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Meaning · English
Even a sensible girl, courted long enough, leans — persistence outlasts prudence.
Literally: wise girl, wooed and idle, eventually tips
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “gái khôn trai dỗ, lâu buồn cũng xiêu” mean?
Even a sensible girl, courted long enough, leans — persistence outlasts prudence. Literally: wise girl, wooed and idle, eventually tips
Is “gái khôn trai dỗ, lâu buồn cũng xiêu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.