Ông tha mà mụ chẳng tha, hãy còn cái lụt mồng ba

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Meaning · English

Men can forgive, but women cannot, and there's still the third-day flood

Literally: Husband forgives but wife does not, still have third day flood

Examples

Anh ấy nghĩ mình có thể xin lỗi vợ, nhưng ông tha mà mụ chẳng tha, hãy còn cái lụt mồng baHe thought he could apologize to his wife, but men can forgive, but women cannot, and there's still the third-day flood

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Ông tha mà mụ chẳng tha, hãy còn cái lụt mồng ba” mean?

Men can forgive, but women cannot, and there's still the third-day flood Literally: Husband forgives but wife does not, still have third day flood

Is “Ông tha mà mụ chẳng tha, hãy còn cái lụt mồng ba” formal or informal?

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