gái tham tài trai tham sắc
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: gái tham tài, giai tham sắc
Meaning · English
Women covet means, men covet looks — desire's oldest division of labor.
Literally: girls crave wealth, boys crave beauty
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 tham tài trai tham sắc” mean?
Women covet means, men covet looks — desire's oldest division of labor. Literally: girls crave wealth, boys crave beauty
Is “gái tham tài trai tham sắc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.