chồng tới vợ lui, chồng hoà vợ thuận
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Meaning · English
Husband and wife should compromise and cooperate
Literally: husband advances, wife retreats; husband harmonizes, wife complies
Examples
Khi có mâu thuẫn, chồng tới vợ lui, chồng hoà vợ thuận thì gia đình mới yên ấmWhen there's conflict, if the husband compromises and the wife cooperates, the family will be peaceful
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chồng tới vợ lui, chồng hoà vợ thuận” mean?
Husband and wife should compromise and cooperate Literally: husband advances, wife retreats; husband harmonizes, wife complies
Is “chồng tới vợ lui, chồng hoà vợ thuận” formal or informal?
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