Đàn bà không biết nuôi heo, đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt, đàn ông hư
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A wife who cannot manage household chores and a husband who cannot provide are both considered useless.
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đàn bà không biết nuôi heo, đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt, đàn ông hư” mean?
A wife who cannot manage household chores and a husband who cannot provide are both considered useless. Literally: Women who don't know how to raise pigs, women are lazy, men who don't know how to tie ropes, men are corrupt
Is “Đàn bà không biết nuôi heo, đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt, đàn ông hư” formal or informal?
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