Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

giai có vợ như dợ buộc chân

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Meaning · English

A married man drags the tether at his ankle — marriage as mutual harness, his half of the couplet.

Literally: man with wife: cord binding the foot

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “giai có vợ như dợ buộc chân” mean?

A married man drags the tether at his ankle — marriage as mutual harness, his half of the couplet. Literally: man with wife: cord binding the foot

Is “giai có vợ như dợ buộc chân” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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