Gái làm chi, trai làm chi, sinh ra có ngãi có nghì thì hơn

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Meaning · English

Having both boys and girls is better than having only one or the other

Literally: Girls do what, boys do what, born with both ngayi and nghì is better

Examples

Gái làm chi, trai làm chi, sinh ra có ngãi có nghì thì hơn, nên tôi mong cả nhà có đủ cả.Having both boys and girls is better than having only one or the other, so I wish our family has both.

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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.

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What does “Gái làm chi, trai làm chi, sinh ra có ngãi có nghì thì hơn” mean?

Having both boys and girls is better than having only one or the other Literally: Girls do what, boys do what, born with both ngayi and nghì is better

Is “Gái làm chi, trai làm chi, sinh ra có ngãi có nghì thì hơn” formal or informal?

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