Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hoài con mà gả chồng xa, một là mất giỗ hai là mất con

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Meaning · English

Marriage to a distant place may lead to loss of family ties or children

Literally: Love the child but marry a faraway husband, one is missing ancestor death anniversary, two is missing the child

Examples

Bà ấy không muốn gả con gái cho anh chồng ở xa vì sợ hoài con mà gả chồng xaShe didn't want to marry her daughter to the husband in a distant place because she feared loving the child but marrying a faraway husband

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Sources & notes

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 “Hoài con mà gả chồng xa, một là mất giỗ hai là mất con” mean?

Marriage to a distant place may lead to loss of family ties or children Literally: Love the child but marry a faraway husband, one is missing ancestor death anniversary, two is missing the child

Is “Hoài con mà gả chồng xa, một là mất giỗ hai là mất con” formal or informal?

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

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