Lấy chồng khó trong làng, hơn lấy chồng sang thiên hạ

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Meaning · English

It's harder to marry someone within the same village than outside of it

Literally: Taking a husband is difficult in the village, more than taking a husband to the heavens

Examples

Lấy chồng khó trong làng, hơn lấy chồng sang thiên hạ, nên tôi quyết định lấy chồng ở thành phốIt's harder to marry someone within the same village than outside of it, so I decided to marry someone from the city

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lấy chồng khó trong làng, hơn lấy chồng sang thiên hạ” mean?

It's harder to marry someone within the same village than outside of it Literally: Taking a husband is difficult in the village, more than taking a husband to the heavens

Is “Lấy chồng khó trong làng, hơn lấy chồng sang thiên hạ” formal or informal?

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