Giai phải vợ như cò bợ giời mưa, gái phải giai như thài lài cứt chó

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Meaning · English

A man should have a wife, a woman should have a husband

Literally: Man must have wife like stork waits for rainy sky, girl must have man like thistle has dog feces

Examples

Khi đã đến tuổi, giai phải vợ như cò bợ giời mưa, gái phải giai như thài lài cứt chóWhen reaching marriageable age, a man should have a wife, a woman should have a 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 phải vợ như cò bợ giời mưa, gái phải giai như thài lài cứt chó” mean?

A man should have a wife, a woman should have a husband Literally: Man must have wife like stork waits for rainy sky, girl must have man like thistle has dog feces

Is “Giai phải vợ như cò bợ giời mưa, gái phải giai như thài lài cứt chó” formal or informal?

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