Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Học thì dốt, vợ tốt thì muốn

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Meaning · English

Even an uneducated man can have a good wife

Literally: study then foolish, wife good then want

Examples

Anh ấy học thì dốt, vợ tốt thì muốn, may mà vợ anh ấy rất thông minhHe is uneducated, but luckily his wife is very smart

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

Common questions

What does “Học thì dốt, vợ tốt thì muốn” mean?

Even an uneducated man can have a good wife Literally: study then foolish, wife good then want

Is “Học thì dốt, vợ tốt thì muốn” formal or informal?

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

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