thấy chồng người tốt, giả quan mốt mà lấy
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Be jealous of someone's good fortune and want it for oneself
Ghen tị với may mắn của người khác và muốn có cho mình
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Examples
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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 “thấy chồng người tốt, giả quan mốt mà lấy” mean?
Be jealous of someone's good fortune and want it for oneself Literally: see other's husband is good, pretend to be an official to marry
Is “thấy chồng người tốt, giả quan mốt mà lấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.