thân em như giếng giữa đàng, người khôn rửa mặt, người phàm rửa chân
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Also seen as: thân em như giếng giữa đàng Người thanh rửa mặt, người phàm rửa chân
Meaning · English
I am a well at the roadside — the refined wash their faces, the coarse wash their feet — one worth, two usages.
Literally: like the mid-road well: the wise wash the face, the vulgar wash the feet
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “thân em như giếng giữa đàng, người khôn rửa mặt, người phàm rửa chân” mean?
I am a well at the roadside — the refined wash their faces, the coarse wash their feet — one worth, two usages. Literally: like the mid-road well: the wise wash the face, the vulgar wash the feet
Is “thân em như giếng giữa đàng, người khôn rửa mặt, người phàm rửa chân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.