Thân em như giếng giữa đàng
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Meaning · English
Someone is extremely generous and open to others
Literally: My body is like a well in the middle of the street
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy thật rộng rãi, thân em như giếng giữa đàng, ai cũng có thể đến và nhận được sự giúp đỡHe is very generous, his body is like a well in the middle of the street, anyone can come and receive help
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Thân em như giếng giữa đàng” mean?
Someone is extremely generous and open to others Literally: My body is like a well in the middle of the street
Is “Thân em như giếng giữa đàng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.