Hàng xay hàng xáo khua náo chồng con, bồ còn thóc hết

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Meaning · English

A noisy and troublesome family will eventually run out of resources

Literally: Noisy mill, noisy winnower, husband and wife quarrel, lover remains, rice runs out

Examples

Gia đình họ thật hàng xay hàng xáo khua náo chồng con, bồ còn thóc hếtTheir family is so noisy and troublesome, no wonder they've run out of rice

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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 “Hàng xay hàng xáo khua náo chồng con, bồ còn thóc hết” mean?

A noisy and troublesome family will eventually run out of resources Literally: Noisy mill, noisy winnower, husband and wife quarrel, lover remains, rice runs out

Is “Hàng xay hàng xáo khua náo chồng con, bồ còn thóc hết” formal or informal?

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