Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đạo chồng nghĩa vợ

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Meaning · English

Husband and wife have different principles or ways of doing things

Literally: Husband's way, wife's reason

Examples

Anh ấy muốn đi du lịch, nhưng vợ thì thích ở nhà nên họ thường xuyên tranh luận về vấn đề này, đó là đạo chồng nghĩa vợHe wants to travel, but his wife prefers to stay at home, so they often argue about this, which is a case of đạo chồng nghĩa vợ

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đạo chồng nghĩa vợ” mean?

Husband and wife have different principles or ways of doing things Literally: Husband's way, wife's reason

Is “Đạo chồng nghĩa 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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