Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chồng loan vợ phượng

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Meaning · English

Loan husband, phoenix wife — a couple matched like the paired birds of legend.

Literally: loan-bird husband, phoenix wife

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 loan vợ phượng” mean?

Loan husband, phoenix wife — a couple matched like the paired birds of legend. Literally: loan-bird husband, phoenix wife

Is “chồng loan vợ phượng” formal or informal?

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

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