Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một vợ nằm giường lèo, hai vợ nằm chèo queo, ba vợ vô chuồng heo mà nằm

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Meaning · English

Having multiple wives leads to chaos and disorder

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có nhiều vợ dẫn đến hỗn loạn và rối loạn

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Literally: One wife sleeps on a bed, two wives sleep askew, three wives sleep in a pigpen

Examples

Anh ấy kết hôn lần thứ ba và bây giờ gia đình anh ấy thật là một vợ nằm giường lèo, hai vợ nằm chèo queo, ba vợ vô chuồng heo mà nằmHe got married for the third time and now his family is in a mess

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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 “Một vợ nằm giường lèo, hai vợ nằm chèo queo, ba vợ vô chuồng heo mà nằm” mean?

Having multiple wives leads to chaos and disorder Literally: One wife sleeps on a bed, two wives sleep askew, three wives sleep in a pigpen

Is “Một vợ nằm giường lèo, hai vợ nằm chèo queo, ba vợ vô chuồng heo mà nằm” formal or informal?

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

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