Thương, cái xương chẳng còn

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Meaning · English

Love someone so much that you'd sacrifice everything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Yêu thương ai đó đến mức sẵn sàng hy sinh tất cả

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Literally: love, the bones are not left

Examples

Anh ấy thương em quá, thương cái xương chẳng cònHe loves me so much, he'd sacrifice everything

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thương, cái xương chẳng còn” mean?

Love someone so much that you'd sacrifice everything Literally: love, the bones are not left

Is “Thương, cái xương chẳng còn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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