nam vô một bồ lấy bốn
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Meaning · English
One good wife is better than several lovers
Literally: a man takes one wife but four concubines
Examples
Anh ấy đã nhận ra rằng nam vô một bồ lấy bốn không phải là hạnh phúc thật sựHe realized that having many lovers is not true happiness
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nam vô một bồ lấy bốn” mean?
One good wife is better than several lovers Literally: a man takes one wife but four concubines
Is “nam vô một bồ lấy bốn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.