Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

khôn dâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là già

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Meaning · English

A wise wife is like a young person, a healthy husband is like an old person

Literally: wise wife is child, strong husband is old

Examples

Anh ấy khỏe mạnh nên dù già nhưng vẫn khôn dâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là giàHe is healthy, so although he's old, he's still strong, as the saying goes, a wise wife is like a young person, a healthy husband is like an old person

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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 “khôn dâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là già” mean?

A wise wife is like a young person, a healthy husband is like an old person Literally: wise wife is child, strong husband is old

Is “khôn dâu là trẻ, khoẻ đâu là già” formal or informal?

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