Chồng dữ, thì em mới sầu, mẹ chồng mà dữ giết trâu ăn mừng

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Meaning · English

A cruel mother-in-law is more troublesome than a cruel husband

Literally: Husband cruel, younger sibling sad, mother-in-law cruel kill buffalo eat celebration

Examples

Mẹ chồng tôi thật khó tính, chồng dữ, thì em mới sầu, mẹ chồng mà dữ giết trâu ăn mừngMy mother-in-law is very difficult, a cruel husband is bearable, but a cruel mother-in-law is unbearable

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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 dữ, thì em mới sầu, mẹ chồng mà dữ giết trâu ăn mừng” mean?

A cruel mother-in-law is more troublesome than a cruel husband Literally: Husband cruel, younger sibling sad, mother-in-law cruel kill buffalo eat celebration

Is “Chồng dữ, thì em mới sầu, mẹ chồng mà dữ giết trâu ăn mừng” formal or informal?

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