Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm quan đã có cơm vua, lấy chồng đã có cơm mua của chồng

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Meaning · English

A wife should obey her husband

Literally: Being an official has the king's rice, marrying a husband has the husband's bought rice

Examples

Làm quan đã có cơm vua, lấy chồng đã có cơm mua của chồng, con gái phải biết nghe lời chồngBeing an official has the king's rice, marrying a husband has the husband's bought rice, a daughter must know how to listen to her husband

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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 “Làm quan đã có cơm vua, lấy chồng đã có cơm mua của chồng” mean?

A wife should obey her husband Literally: Being an official has the king's rice, marrying a husband has the husband's bought rice

Is “Làm quan đã có cơm vua, lấy chồng đã có cơm mua của chồng” formal or informal?

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

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