nó lú nhưng chú nó khôn
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Meaning · English
The wife is foolish but the husband is clever
Literally: She is foolish but her husband is clever
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Nó lú nhưng chú nó khôn, gia đình họ vẫn sống rất hạnh phúcThe wife is foolish but the husband is clever, their family still lives very happily
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nó lú nhưng chú nó khôn” mean?
The wife is foolish but the husband is clever Literally: She is foolish but her husband is clever
Is “nó lú nhưng chú nó khôn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.