Làm trai đã đáng nên trai, ăn cơm với vợ, lại nài vét niêu

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Meaning · English

A man should be responsible and not rely on his wife for everything

Literally: Being a man is worthy of being a man, eating rice with a wife, and still scraping the pot

Examples

Anh ấy không giúp việc nhà, làm trai đã đáng nên trai, ăn cơm với vợ, lại nài vét niêuHe doesn't help with household chores, being a man is worthy of being a man, eating rice with a wife, and still scraping the pot

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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 “Làm trai đã đáng nên trai, ăn cơm với vợ, lại nài vét niêu” mean?

A man should be responsible and not rely on his wife for everything Literally: Being a man is worthy of being a man, eating rice with a wife, and still scraping the pot

Is “Làm trai đã đáng nên trai, ăn cơm với vợ, lại nài vét niêu” formal or informal?

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