Gái phải hơi trai như thài lài phải cứt chó, trai phải hơi vợ như cò bợ phải trời mưa
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A wife should have some masculine qualities and a husband some feminine qualities
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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 phải hơi trai như thài lài phải cứt chó, trai phải hơi vợ như cò bợ phải trời mưa” mean?
A wife should have some masculine qualities and a husband some feminine qualities Literally: Girl must have boy's air like betel must have dog's feces, boy must have wife's air like heron must have rainy sky
Is “Gái phải hơi trai như thài lài phải cứt chó, trai phải hơi vợ như cò bợ phải trời mưa” formal or informal?
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