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.
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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.
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