Lấy đĩ làm vợ, không ai lấy vợ về làm đĩ

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Meaning · English

A prostitute can become a wife, but a wife cannot become a prostitute.

Literally: Take a prostitute as a wife, no one takes a wife to make a prostitute

Examples

Lấy đĩ làm vợ, không ai lấy vợ về làm đĩ, đó là quy luật của xã hội.A prostitute can become a wife, but a wife cannot become a prostitute, that's the rule of society.

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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 đĩ làm vợ, không ai lấy vợ về làm đĩ” mean?

A prostitute can become a wife, but a wife cannot become a prostitute. Literally: Take a prostitute as a wife, no one takes a wife to make a prostitute

Is “Lấy đĩ làm vợ, không ai lấy vợ về làm đĩ” formal or informal?

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

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