Chồng ăn giò, vợ co chân chạy, chồng ăn mày mạy vợ lạy vợ về

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Meaning · English

Husband and wife should work together and support each other

Literally: Husband eats giò, wife tucks legs to run, husband begs wife to bow and wife returns

Examples

Khi chồng mất việc, vợ phải chăm chỉ làm việc để lo cho gia đình, chồng ăn giò, vợ co chân chạy, chồng ăn mày mạy vợ lạy vợ vềWhen the husband lost his job, the wife had to work hard to take care of the family, husband eats giò, wife tucks legs to run, husband begs wife to bow and wife returns

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chồng ăn giò, vợ co chân chạy, chồng ăn mày mạy vợ lạy vợ về” mean?

Husband and wife should work together and support each other Literally: Husband eats giò, wife tucks legs to run, husband begs wife to bow and wife returns

Is “Chồng ăn giò, vợ co chân chạy, chồng ăn mày mạy vợ lạy vợ về” formal or informal?

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