ông có cái giò, bà thò chai rượu
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Meaning · English
Husband and wife work together in harmony
Literally: husband has pork leg, wife takes out wine
Examples
Ông bà ấy thật tình yêu, ông có cái giò, bà thò chai rượuThe old couple are really loving, the husband has a pork leg, the wife takes out wine
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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 “ông có cái giò, bà thò chai rượu” mean?
Husband and wife work together in harmony Literally: husband has pork leg, wife takes out wine
Is “ông có cái giò, bà thò chai rượu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.