Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đẹp mặt anh xanh mặt chị

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Meaning · English

One person's gain is another person's loss

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi của người này là tổn thất của người khác

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Literally: Husband's face is happy, wife's face is worried

Examples

Anh được thăng chức nhưng vợ phải làm thêm giờ để chăm con nên đẹp mặt anh xanh mặt chịHe got a promotion but his wife had to work extra hours to take care of the kids, so it was a case of đẹp mặt anh xanh mặt chị

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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 “Đẹp mặt anh xanh mặt chị” mean?

One person's gain is another person's loss Literally: Husband's face is happy, wife's face is worried

Is “Đẹp mặt anh xanh mặt chị” formal or informal?

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

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