Giặc đến nhà, đàn bà phải đánh.

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Meaning · English

Women must take action when crisis occurs at home

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phụ nữ phải hành động khi khủng hoảng xảy ra tại nhà

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Literally: Enemy comes home, women must fight

Examples

Khi chồng mất việc, vợ phải đi làm để lo cho gia đình, giặc đến nhà, đàn bà phải đánh.When the husband loses his job, the wife must go to work to support the family, enemy comes home, women must fight.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Giặc đến nhà, đàn bà phải đánh.” mean?

Women must take action when crisis occurs at home Literally: Enemy comes home, women must fight

Is “Giặc đến nhà, đàn bà phải đánh.” formal or informal?

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