Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đàn bà mất trắng hai chồng, đàn ông mắt lươn hai vợ

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Meaning · English

A woman can lose two husbands, but a man can have two wives at once

Literally: Woman loses two husbands, man has two wives

Examples

Cô ấy đã ly hôn hai lần, nhưng anh ta thì đang sống với hai người phụ nữShe has been divorced twice, but he is living with two women

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Sources & notes

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 mất trắng hai chồng, đàn ông mắt lươn hai vợ” mean?

A woman can lose two husbands, but a man can have two wives at once Literally: Woman loses two husbands, man has two wives

Is “Đàn bà mất trắng hai chồng, đàn ông mắt lươn hai vợ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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