Giai khôn đòn quan, gái ngoan đòn chồng

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Meaning · English

Intelligent women obey their parents, obedient wives obey their husbands

Literally: Intelligent girls hit by their parents, obedient girls hit by their husbands

Examples

Cô ấy là gái ngoan, nên nghe lời chồngShe's an obedient girl, so she listens to her husband

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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 khôn đòn quan, gái ngoan đòn chồng” mean?

Intelligent women obey their parents, obedient wives obey their husbands Literally: Intelligent girls hit by their parents, obedient girls hit by their husbands

Is “Giai khôn đòn quan, gái ngoan đòn chồng” formal or informal?

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