Gái một con trông mòn con mắt, gái hai con vú quặt đằng sau, gái ba con đặt đâu ngồi đấy

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Meaning · English

A mother's workload increases with each child

Literally: A girl with one child waits anxiously, a girl with two children has her breasts twisted behind her, a girl with three children sits wherever she is placed

Examples

Sau khi sinh con thứ ba, tôi thật sự cảm nhận được câu nói gái một con trông mòn con mắt, gái hai con vú quặt đằng sau, gái ba con đặt đâu ngồi đấyAfter giving birth to my third child, I really felt the truth of the saying a girl with one child waits anxiously, a girl with two children has her breasts twisted behind her, a girl with three children sits wherever she is placed

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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.

Common questions

What does “Gái một con trông mòn con mắt, gái hai con vú quặt đằng sau, gái ba con đặt đâu ngồi đấy” mean?

A mother's workload increases with each child Literally: A girl with one child waits anxiously, a girl with two children has her breasts twisted behind her, a girl with three children sits wherever she is placed

Is “Gái một con trông mòn con mắt, gái hai con vú quặt đằng sau, gái ba con đặt đâu ngồi đấy” formal or informal?

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