lấy chồng hàng thịt cho mẹ gậm xương, lấy chồng hàng hương cho mẹ ướp áo
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Meaning · English
Marrying for family benefit
Literally: marrying a butcher for mother to gnaw bones, marrying an incense seller for mother to wear fragrant clothes
Examples
Cô ấy lấy chồng hàng thịt cho mẹ gậm xương, lấy chồng hàng hương cho mẹ ướp áoShe married for her family's benefit
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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 “lấy chồng hàng thịt cho mẹ gậm xương, lấy chồng hàng hương cho mẹ ướp áo” mean?
Marrying for family benefit Literally: marrying a butcher for mother to gnaw bones, marrying an incense seller for mother to wear fragrant clothes
Is “lấy chồng hàng thịt cho mẹ gậm xương, lấy chồng hàng hương cho mẹ ướp áo” formal or informal?
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