Gái phải lòng giai như nhai phải cứt chó, giai phải lòng gái như vó của bà lão

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Meaning · English

A woman loving a man is like chewing bitter medicine

Literally: girl must love gentleman like chewing dog feces, gentleman must love girl like grandmother's foot

Examples

Anh ấy biết gái phải lòng giai như nhai phải cứt chó nên không dám thổ lộ tình cảmHe knew that a woman loving a man is like chewing bitter medicine, so he didn't dare to express his feelings

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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 lòng giai như nhai phải cứt chó, giai phải lòng gái như vó của bà lão” mean?

A woman loving a man is like chewing bitter medicine Literally: girl must love gentleman like chewing dog feces, gentleman must love girl like grandmother's foot

Is “Gái phải lòng giai như nhai phải cứt chó, giai phải lòng gái như vó của bà lão” formal or informal?

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