Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chồng chèo thì vợ cũng chèo, hai đàng đã nghèo lại đụng lấy nhau

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Meaning · English

When two poor families marry, their poverty is compounded

Literally: Husband rows, wife also rows, two poor sides meet each other

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy đã khó khăn, lấy vợ lại là con nhà nghèo, chồng chèo thì vợ cũng chèo, hai đàng đã nghèo lại đụng lấy nhauHis family was already struggling, and his wife is from a poor family, so they're even more struggling now

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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 chèo thì vợ cũng chèo, hai đàng đã nghèo lại đụng lấy nhau” mean?

When two poor families marry, their poverty is compounded Literally: Husband rows, wife also rows, two poor sides meet each other

Is “Chồng chèo thì vợ cũng chèo, hai đàng đã nghèo lại đụng lấy nhau” formal or informal?

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