ma quàn cưới chịu
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Meaning · English
to accept and endure a difficult situation
Literally: ghosts help with the wedding
Examples
Khi bị sa thải, anh phải ma quàn cưới chịu để tìm việc mới.When he was fired, he had to accept and endure the difficult situation to find a new job.
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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 “ma quàn cưới chịu” mean?
to accept and endure a difficult situation Literally: ghosts help with the wedding
Is “ma quàn cưới chịu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.