gái ngoan làm quan cho chồng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A capable wife holds office for her husband — running the household so well she governs his standing too.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 ngoan làm quan cho chồng” mean?
A capable wife holds office for her husband — running the household so well she governs his standing too. Literally: the clever wife serves as her husband's mandarin
Is “gái ngoan làm quan cho chồng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.