Củi mục khó đun, chồng lành dễ khiến, chồng khôn khó chiều

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Meaning · English

A good husband is easy to please, but an intelligent one is hard to manage

Literally: Rotten wood is hard to burn, a good husband is easy to make, a wise husband is hard to please

Examples

Củi mục khó đun, chồng lành dễ khiến, chồng khôn khó chiều, nên chọn chồng như thế nào?Rotten wood is hard to burn, a good husband is easy to make, a wise husband is hard to please, so how should we choose a husband?

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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 “Củi mục khó đun, chồng lành dễ khiến, chồng khôn khó chiều” mean?

A good husband is easy to please, but an intelligent one is hard to manage Literally: Rotten wood is hard to burn, a good husband is easy to make, a wise husband is hard to please

Is “Củi mục khó đun, chồng lành dễ khiến, chồng khôn khó chiều” formal or informal?

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