Xứ Cần Thơ nam thanh nữ tú, xứ Rạch Giá vượn hú chim kêu

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Meaning · English

Men are handsome and women are beautiful in Cần Thơ, but in Rạch Giá, even monkeys and birds sound lovely

Literally: Cần Thơ country male yang female beautiful, Rạch Giá country monkey howl bird cry

Examples

Xứ Cần Thơ nam thanh nữ tú, xứ Rạch Giá vượn hú chim kêu, nhưng tôi thích sống ở Sài GònCần Thơ has handsome men and beautiful women, Rạch Giá has lovely monkeys and birds, but I prefer living in Sài Gòn

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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 “Xứ Cần Thơ nam thanh nữ tú, xứ Rạch Giá vượn hú chim kêu” mean?

Men are handsome and women are beautiful in Cần Thơ, but in Rạch Giá, even monkeys and birds sound lovely Literally: Cần Thơ country male yang female beautiful, Rạch Giá country monkey howl bird cry

Is “Xứ Cần Thơ nam thanh nữ tú, xứ Rạch Giá vượn hú chim kêu” formal or informal?

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