Có phúc là dâu, vô phúc là bâu là báo
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Good fortune brings a good wife, bad fortune brings a shrewish one
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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Có phúc là dâu, vô phúc là bâu là báo” mean?
Good fortune brings a good wife, bad fortune brings a shrewish one Literally: Having fortune is pea, without fortune is bean sprout newspaper
Is “Có phúc là dâu, vô phúc là bâu là báo” formal or informal?
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