Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon

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Meaning · English

A bad or unhappy marriage

Literally: Rice is not good, soup is not delicious

Examples

Hôn nhân của họ thật chẳng lành, cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngonTheir marriage is really unhappy, the rice is not good, the soup is not delicious

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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 “Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon” mean?

A bad or unhappy marriage Literally: Rice is not good, soup is not delicious

Is “Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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