Giai Bồ Trang tay rang tay sẩy, gái Ngọc Quế tay bế tay vun

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Meaning · English

A poor man's wife helps with farm work, a rich man's wife takes care of the children

Literally: Giai Bồ's wife has calloused hands, Ngọc Quế's wife has soft hands

Examples

Phụ nữ thời xưa thường phải tùy theo hoàn cảnh gia đình mà làm việc, như gái Giai Bồ Trang tay rang tay sẩy, gái Ngọc Quế tay bế tay vunWomen in the past often had to work according to their family's circumstances, like Giai Bồ's wife with calloused hands and Ngọc Quế's wife with soft hands

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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 “Giai Bồ Trang tay rang tay sẩy, gái Ngọc Quế tay bế tay vun” mean?

A poor man's wife helps with farm work, a rich man's wife takes care of the children Literally: Giai Bồ's wife has calloused hands, Ngọc Quế's wife has soft hands

Is “Giai Bồ Trang tay rang tay sẩy, gái Ngọc Quế tay bế tay vun” formal or informal?

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