Mẹ chồng không ai nói tốt nàng dâu, nàng dâu đâu có nói tốt mẹ chồng

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Meaning · English

The relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law is often strained

Literally: Mother-in-law no one says good daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law nowhere says good mother-in-law

Examples

Mẹ chồng không ai nói tốt nàng dâu, nàng dâu đâu có nói tốt mẹ chồng, đó là quy luậtThe relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law is often strained, that's the rule

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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 “Mẹ chồng không ai nói tốt nàng dâu, nàng dâu đâu có nói tốt mẹ chồng” mean?

The relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law is often strained Literally: Mother-in-law no one says good daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law nowhere says good mother-in-law

Is “Mẹ chồng không ai nói tốt nàng dâu, nàng dâu đâu có nói tốt mẹ chồng” formal or informal?

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