Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

giai không vợ như cau không buồng

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Meaning · English

A man unmarried is an areca palm without a flower-sheath — standing, but bare of what crowns it.

Literally: man wifeless: areca without the bunch

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 không vợ như cau không buồng” mean?

A man unmarried is an areca palm without a flower-sheath — standing, but bare of what crowns it. Literally: man wifeless: areca without the bunch

Is “giai không vợ như cau không buồng” formal or informal?

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

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