Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trăm đứa con gái không bằng hòn dái đứa con trai

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Meaning · English

A son is considered more valuable than many daughters

Literally: A hundred girls are not as good as a testicle of a boy

Examples

Gia đình tôi trọng nam hơn nữ, họ luôn nói rằng trăm đứa con gái không bằng hòn dái đứa con traiMy family values boys over girls, they always say that a hundred girls are not as good as a testicle of a boy

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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.

Common questions

What does “Trăm đứa con gái không bằng hòn dái đứa con trai” mean?

A son is considered more valuable than many daughters Literally: A hundred girls are not as good as a testicle of a boy

Is “Trăm đứa con gái không bằng hòn dái đứa con trai” formal or informal?

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