Chồng rẫy thì lơ chơ, chồng chờ thì lỏng chỏng

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Meaning · English

Having multiple tasks makes one careless

Literally: Husband in the field then careless, husband waiting then lazy

Examples

Anh ấy chồng rẫy thì lơ chơ, công việc nào cũng bị delayHe has multiple tasks, so he's careless and delays all his work

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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 rẫy thì lơ chơ, chồng chờ thì lỏng chỏng” mean?

Having multiple tasks makes one careless Literally: Husband in the field then careless, husband waiting then lazy

Is “Chồng rẫy thì lơ chơ, chồng chờ thì lỏng chỏng” formal or informal?

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