tương tư không ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn
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Meaning · English
Love sickness causes emotional pain
Literally: Longing not ill but melancholy, fly lands on lip not painful but sad
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy tương tư không ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn khi nghĩ về người yêuHe feels love sickness, melancholy, and sadness when thinking of his lover
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tương tư không ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn” mean?
Love sickness causes emotional pain Literally: Longing not ill but melancholy, fly lands on lip not painful but sad
Is “tương tư không ốm cũng sầu, con ruồi đậu mép chẳng đau cũng buồn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.