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?

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