Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đàn ông đốn nhà, đàn bà đốn áo

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Meaning · English

Husband and wife share equal responsibility in a family crisis

Literally: Men demolish houses, women demolish clothes

Examples

Khi mất nhà, anh ấy nói đàn ông đốn nhà, đàn bà đốn áo màWhen they lost their house, he said it's like the proverb says: men demolish houses, women demolish clothes

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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 đốn nhà, đàn bà đốn áo” mean?

Husband and wife share equal responsibility in a family crisis Literally: Men demolish houses, women demolish clothes

Is “Đàn ông đốn nhà, đàn bà đốn áo” formal or informal?

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

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