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A traditional proverb highlighting the different eating habits and portions typically expected of men and women.
vi Các cụ ngày xưa thường nói nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu.
en People in the past often used the traditional proverb about different eating habits.
The social view that men should eat large portions, while women are expected to eat delicately.
vi Quan niệm nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu vẫn còn tồn tại ở một số nơi.
en The eating expectations for men and women still exist in some places.