Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lấy chồng làm lẽ khỏi lo, cơm nguội đầy rá, cá kho đầy nổi

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Meaning · English

Having a husband is better than being single

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lấy chồng tốt hơn là sống một mình

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Literally: Marrying a husband to be a concubine, no need to worry, cold rice full of basket, fish sauce full of jar

Examples

Lấy chồng làm lẽ khỏi lo, cơm nguội đầy rá, cá kho đầy nổi thì mới biết cuộc sống vợ chồng thật tuyệtMarrying a husband to be a concubine, no need to worry, with a full basket of cold rice and a full jar of fish sauce, that's when you know married life is great

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

Common questions

What does “Lấy chồng làm lẽ khỏi lo, cơm nguội đầy rá, cá kho đầy nổi” mean?

Having a husband is better than being single Literally: Marrying a husband to be a concubine, no need to worry, cold rice full of basket, fish sauce full of jar

Is “Lấy chồng làm lẽ khỏi lo, cơm nguội đầy rá, cá kho đầy nổi” formal or informal?

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