Ăn trầu không rễ, làm rể nằm nhà ngoài

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Meaning · English

Being a son-in-law is not as comfortable as being at one's own home

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm rể không thoải mái như ở nhà mình

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Literally: Eat betel nut without root, be son-in-law sleep outside house

Examples

Tôi không thích làm rể, ăn trầu không rễ, làm rể nằm nhà ngoàiI don't like being a son-in-law, it's like eating betel nut without root, being a son-in-law means sleeping outside one's own house

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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 trầu không rễ, làm rể nằm nhà ngoài” mean?

Being a son-in-law is not as comfortable as being at one's own home Literally: Eat betel nut without root, be son-in-law sleep outside house

Is “Ăn trầu không rễ, làm rể nằm nhà ngoài” formal or informal?

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