Cưới vợ xem tuổi đàn bà, làm nhà xem tuổi đàn ông

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Meaning · English

Consider the wife's age for marriage and the husband's age for building a house

Literally: Marry a wife look at the woman's age, build a house look at the man's age

Examples

Khi quyết định cưới vợ, anh ta phải xem tuổi của vợ để chọn ngày tốtWhen deciding to get married, he had to consider his wife's age to choose a good day

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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 “Cưới vợ xem tuổi đàn bà, làm nhà xem tuổi đàn ông” mean?

Consider the wife's age for marriage and the husband's age for building a house Literally: Marry a wife look at the woman's age, build a house look at the man's age

Is “Cưới vợ xem tuổi đàn bà, làm nhà xem tuổi đàn ông” formal or informal?

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