Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon, chồng con trả người

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Meaning · English

A bad marriage leads to suffering for all family members

Literally: Rice is not good, soup is not delicious, husband and children pay back to others

Examples

Sau khi chồng vợ thường xuyên cãi vã, người ta thường nói cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon, chồng con trả người.After the husband and wife frequently argued, people often said the rice is not good, the soup is not delicious, the husband and children pay back to others.

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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.

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What does “Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon, chồng con trả người” mean?

A bad marriage leads to suffering for all family members Literally: Rice is not good, soup is not delicious, husband and children pay back to others

Is “Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngon, chồng con trả người” formal or informal?

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