chồng đánh bạc, vợ đánh bài
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Meaning · English
Husband and wife have similar bad habits
Literally: husband gambles, wife plays cards
Examples
Anh ấy chồng đánh bạc, vợ đánh bài, cả nhà đều mê gameHe has a husband who gambles and a wife who plays cards, the whole family is addicted to games
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chồng đánh bạc, vợ đánh bài” mean?
Husband and wife have similar bad habits Literally: husband gambles, wife plays cards
Is “chồng đánh bạc, vợ đánh bài” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.