Chồng tới vợ lui
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Meaning · English
Husband and wife have contrasting opinions or behaviors
Literally: Husband advances, wife retreats
Examples
Anh ấy muốn mua nhà nhưng vợ thì chồng tới vợ lui.He wants to buy a house but his wife is hesitant.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Chồng tới vợ lui” mean?
Husband and wife have contrasting opinions or behaviors Literally: Husband advances, wife retreats
Is “Chồng tới vợ lui” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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