thấy chồng người tốt, giả quan mốt mà lấy
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Meaning · English
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
Examples
Cô ấy thấy chồng người tốt, giả quan mốt mà lấy, giờ thì hối hậnShe was jealous of other's good husband, now she regrets
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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?
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