Chồng sang vợ được đi giày, vợ sang chồng được ghé ngày cậy trông
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A successful wife can help her husband, but a successful husband can support his whole family.
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 sang vợ được đi giày, vợ sang chồng được ghé ngày cậy trông” mean?
A successful wife can help her husband, but a successful husband can support his whole family. Literally: Husband prosperous wife wear shoes, wife prosperous husband lean on
Is “Chồng sang vợ được đi giày, vợ sang chồng được ghé ngày cậy trông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.