uốn tre uốn thuở còn măng, dạy vợ dạy thuở băn khoăn mới về
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Meaning · English
Bend bamboo while it's still a shoot; guide a wife in her uncertain first days — formation belongs to beginnings.
Literally: bend bamboo at the shoot stage; teach the wife newly, anxiously arrived
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “uốn tre uốn thuở còn măng, dạy vợ dạy thuở băn khoăn mới về” mean?
Bend bamboo while it's still a shoot; guide a wife in her uncertain first days — formation belongs to beginnings. Literally: bend bamboo at the shoot stage; teach the wife newly, anxiously arrived
Is “uốn tre uốn thuở còn măng, dạy vợ dạy thuở băn khoăn mới về” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.