Chồng khôn vợ được đi hài, vợ khôn chồng được nhiều bài cậy trông
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An intelligent wife helps her husband, and an intelligent husband supports his wife.
Examples
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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 khôn vợ được đi hài, vợ khôn chồng được nhiều bài cậy trông” mean?
An intelligent wife helps her husband, and an intelligent husband supports his wife. Literally: Husband clever wife wear shoes, wife clever husband gets many proverbs to rely on
Is “Chồng khôn vợ được đi hài, vợ khôn chồng được nhiều bài cậy trông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.