giai phải vợ cò-bợ giời mưa
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Meaning · English
Make the best of a bad situation
Literally: wife of Mr. Stork complains about the rain
Examples
Trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn, tôi phải giai phải vợ cò-bợ giời mưa.In difficult circumstances, I have to make the best of a bad situation.
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “giai phải vợ cò-bợ giời mưa” mean?
Make the best of a bad situation Literally: wife of Mr. Stork complains about the rain
Is “giai phải vợ cò-bợ giời mưa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.