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Thân em như trái xoài trên cây

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone is in a precarious situation

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ai đó ở trong tình huống nguy hiểm

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Literally: My body is like a mango on the tree

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Thân em như trái xoài trên cây, chỉ cần một cái gió là rơiI'm in a precarious situation, just one gust of wind and I'll fall

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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 trái xoài trên cây” mean?

Someone is in a precarious situation Literally: My body is like a mango on the tree

Is “Thân em như trái xoài trên cây” formal or informal?

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