Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chồng đông vợ đoài

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Meaning · English

Husband east, wife west — one household, two horizons.

Literally: husband đông side, wife đoài side

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “chồng đông vợ đoài” mean?

Husband east, wife west — one household, two horizons. Literally: husband đông side, wife đoài side

Is “chồng đông vợ đoài” formal or informal?

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

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