Có tiền vợ vợ chồng chồng, không tiền chồng đông vợ đoài

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Meaning · English

When there's money, the husband and wife are loving, but without it, they argue and drift apart

Literally: Have money, wife and husband; no money, husband many, wife few

Examples

Gia đình họ rất hạnh phúc khi còn có tiền, nhưng khi mất việc thì bắt đầu có tiền vợ vợ chồng chồng, không tiền chồng đông vợ đoàiThey were a happy family when they had money, but after losing their job, they started to have marital problems

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Có tiền vợ vợ chồng chồng, không tiền chồng đông vợ đoài” mean?

When there's money, the husband and wife are loving, but without it, they argue and drift apart Literally: Have money, wife and husband; no money, husband many, wife few

Is “Có tiền vợ vợ chồng chồng, không tiền chồng đông vợ đoài” formal or informal?

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