Đàn bà không nuôi heo đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không chẻ lạt đàn ông hư

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Meaning · English

Women without household chores and men without work become idle and corrupt

Literally: Women not raising pigs, women lazy; men not splitting bamboo, men corrupt

Examples

Nếu đàn bà không nuôi heo đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không chẻ lạt đàn ông hư thì gia đình sẽ suy đồiIf women without household chores become lazy and men without work become corrupt, the family will degenerate

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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 nuôi heo đàn bà nhác, đàn ông không chẻ lạt đàn ông hư” mean?

Women without household chores and men without work become idle and corrupt Literally: Women not raising pigs, women lazy; men not splitting bamboo, men corrupt

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

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