Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gái thuyền quyên mặt bủng da chì, trai tráng cũng so vai rụt cổ

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Meaning · English

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

Literally: Boat girl has a flat face, bronze skin, but young man also has a hunched back

Examples

Mỗi người đều có điểm mạnh và điểm yếu, như gái thuyền quyên mặt bủng da chì, trai tráng cũng so vai rụt cổEveryone has their own strengths and weaknesses, like the boat girl with a flat face and bronze skin, but the young man also has a hunched back

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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 thuyền quyên mặt bủng da chì, trai tráng cũng so vai rụt cổ” mean?

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses Literally: Boat girl has a flat face, bronze skin, but young man also has a hunched back

Is “Gái thuyền quyên mặt bủng da chì, trai tráng cũng so vai rụt cổ” formal or informal?

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