Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested 18+

nam đáo nữ phòng nam tắc tử, nữ đáo nam phòng nữ tắc dâm

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Meaning · English

A man in her chamber dies; a woman in his is disgraced — the old law's brutal asymmetry of trespass.

Literally: man to her room: death; woman to his: wantonness

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nam đáo nữ phòng nam tắc tử, nữ đáo nam phòng nữ tắc dâm” mean?

A man in her chamber dies; a woman in his is disgraced — the old law's brutal asymmetry of trespass. Literally: man to her room: death; woman to his: wantonness

Is “nam đáo nữ phòng nam tắc tử, nữ đáo nam phòng nữ tắc dâm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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