Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Con so nằm nhà nạ, con rạ nằm nhà chồng

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Meaning · English

A wife should obey her husband

Literally: a needle lies in the husband's house, a wife lies in her husband's house

Examples

Con so nằm nhà nạ, con rạ nằm nhà chồng nên vợ chồng phải biết yêu thương nhauA needle lies in the husband's house, a wife lies in her husband's house, so the couple should know how to love each other

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Con so nằm nhà nạ, con rạ nằm nhà chồng” mean?

A wife should obey her husband Literally: a needle lies in the husband's house, a wife lies in her husband's house

Is “Con so nằm nhà nạ, con rạ nằm nhà chồng” formal or informal?

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

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