Chồng chung vợ chạ, ai khéo hầu hạ thì là chồng riêng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Those who serve their shared partner best gain their affection

Literally: Shared husband, communal wife, whoever serves well is the private husband

Examples

Anh ấy luôn biết cách làm cho vợ chung vui nên được mọi người gọi là chồng riêngHe always knows how to make his shared wife happy, so people call him the private husband

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

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 chung vợ chạ, ai khéo hầu hạ thì là chồng riêng” mean?

Those who serve their shared partner best gain their affection Literally: Shared husband, communal wife, whoever serves well is the private husband

Is “Chồng chung vợ chạ, ai khéo hầu hạ thì là chồng riêng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time