làm hoa cho người hái, làm gái cho người chơi
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Meaning · English
Born a flower, picked; born a girl, trifled with — the verse's bleak equation of beauty and use.
Literally: as a flower: plucked; as a girl: toyed with
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 “làm hoa cho người hái, làm gái cho người chơi” mean?
Born a flower, picked; born a girl, trifled with — the verse's bleak equation of beauty and use. Literally: as a flower: plucked; as a girl: toyed with
Is “làm hoa cho người hái, làm gái cho người chơi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.