nhắm em xem chợ

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Meaning · English

Marriage is not just about the partner, but also their family.

Literally: aim at the child to look at the market

Examples

Khi lấy vợ, anh phải nhắm em xem chợ.When marrying a wife, he must consider her family as well.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Phân biệt trọng khinh; đối với câu coi mặt đặt tên .” 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 “nhắm em xem chợ” mean?

Marriage is not just about the partner, but also their family. Literally: aim at the child to look at the market

Is “nhắm em xem chợ” formal or informal?

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