Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mất đà làm ma cho vợ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be so dominated by one's wife that one loses all sense of self

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bị vợ chi phối quá mức, mất bản thân

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Literally: Lose momentum to make a ghost for the wife

Examples

Anh ấy mất đà làm ma cho vợ từ khi cướiHe has been completely under his wife's control since they got married

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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 “Mất đà làm ma cho vợ” mean?

To be so dominated by one's wife that one loses all sense of self Literally: Lose momentum to make a ghost for the wife

Is “Mất đà làm ma cho vợ” formal or informal?

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

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