Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đàn ông cụ kệ, đàn bà tệ lận

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Men are lazy, women are wasteful

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đàn ông lười biếng, phụ nữ phung phí

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Literally: Men lean on the shelf, women are careless

Examples

Đàn ông cụ kệ, đàn bà tệ lận nên gia đình đó luôn khó khănBecause men are lazy and women are wasteful, that family always faces difficulties

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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 ông cụ kệ, đàn bà tệ lận” mean?

Men are lazy, women are wasteful Literally: Men lean on the shelf, women are careless

Is “Đàn ông cụ kệ, đàn bà tệ lận” formal or informal?

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