giai tay trái, gái tay mặt
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Meaning · English
Men work with their left hand, women with their face
Literally: left hand men, face women
Examples
Anh ấy giai tay trái, gái tay mặt trong công việc kinh doanhHe uses his masculine strength and his wife's beauty in their business
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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 tay trái, gái tay mặt” mean?
Men work with their left hand, women with their face Literally: left hand men, face women
Is “giai tay trái, gái tay mặt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.