Ăn đua cho đáng ăn đua, lấy chồng cho đáng việc vua việc làng
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Marry a worthy partner and strive for a respectable life
Lấy chồng xứng đáng và phấn đấu cho cuộc sống có uy tín
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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 “Ăn đua cho đáng ăn đua, lấy chồng cho đáng việc vua việc làng” mean?
Marry a worthy partner and strive for a respectable life Literally: Eat competition worth eating competition, take husband worth king's affair village affair
Is “Ăn đua cho đáng ăn đua, lấy chồng cho đáng việc vua việc làng” formal or informal?
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