Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiếc con gái khôn lấy thằng chồng dại, tiếc bông hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu

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Meaning · English

Wasting a good woman on a foolish husband

Literally: Pity the smart daughter taking the foolish husband, pity the jasmine flower stuck in buffalo dung

Examples

Tiếc con gái khôn lấy thằng chồng dại, tiếc bông hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu, thật đáng tiếc khi cô ấy kết hôn với anh taIt's a pity that the smart daughter married the foolish husband, just like a jasmine flower stuck in buffalo dung, it's really a pity that she married him

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Sources & notes

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.

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What does “Tiếc con gái khôn lấy thằng chồng dại, tiếc bông hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu” mean?

Wasting a good woman on a foolish husband Literally: Pity the smart daughter taking the foolish husband, pity the jasmine flower stuck in buffalo dung

Is “Tiếc con gái khôn lấy thằng chồng dại, tiếc bông hoa nhài cắm bãi cứt trâu” formal or informal?

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