Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm trai cho đáng nên trai, Phú Xuân đã trải, Đồng Nai đã từng

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Meaning · English

Be a man of your word and take responsibility

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phải giữ lời và chịu trách nhiệm

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Literally: Be a man worth being a man, having experienced Phú Xuân, having passed through Đồng Nai

Examples

Anh ấy làm trai cho đáng nên trai, Phú Xuân đã trải, Đồng Nai đã từng, nên được mọi người tôn trọngHe is a man of his word and takes responsibility, having experienced many things, so he is respected by everyone

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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 “Làm trai cho đáng nên trai, Phú Xuân đã trải, Đồng Nai đã từng” mean?

Be a man of your word and take responsibility Literally: Be a man worth being a man, having experienced Phú Xuân, having passed through Đồng Nai

Is “Làm trai cho đáng nên trai, Phú Xuân đã trải, Đồng Nai đã từng” formal or informal?

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