chồng ăn chả vợ ăn nem
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Also seen as: chồng ăn chả, vợ ăn nem
Meaning · English
Husband and wife share everything together
Literally: Husband eats sausage, wife eats spring roll
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chồng ăn chả vợ ăn nem” mean?
Husband and wife share everything together Literally: Husband eats sausage, wife eats spring roll
Is “chồng ăn chả vợ ăn nem” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.