Đàn bà không biết nuôi heo là đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt là đàn ông hư

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Meaning · English

A woman who can't manage household chores and a man who can't provide are considered irresponsible

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phụ nữ không quản lý gia đình, đàn ông không cung cấp là bất trách nhiệm

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Literally: Women who don't know how to raise pigs are lazy women, men who don't know how to tie a rope are corrupt men

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Người ta nói đàn bà không biết nuôi heo là đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt là đàn ông hư để chỉ trách vợ chồng không biết chăm lo cho gia đìnhPeople say a woman who can't manage household chores and a man who can't provide are considered irresponsible to scold husbands and wives who don't know how to take care of their families

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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 là đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt là đàn ông hư” mean?

A woman who can't manage household chores and a man who can't provide are considered irresponsible Literally: Women who don't know how to raise pigs are lazy women, men who don't know how to tie a rope are corrupt men

Is “Đàn bà không biết nuôi heo là đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không biết buộc lạt là đàn ông hư” formal or informal?

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