hầu quân-tử hơn chồng đần-ngu
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Meaning · English
A wife obeying her son is better than obeying a foolish husband
Literally: obeying the son-in-law is better than the foolish husband
Examples
Khi chồng không lo được cho gia đình, người vợ thường nói hầu quân-tử hơn chồng đần-nguWhen the husband cannot provide for the family, the wife often says it's better to obey the son-in-law than the foolish husband
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “hầu quân-tử hơn chồng đần-ngu” mean?
A wife obeying her son is better than obeying a foolish husband Literally: obeying the son-in-law is better than the foolish husband
Is “hầu quân-tử hơn chồng đần-ngu” formal or informal?
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