Quen việc nhà nạ, lạ việc nhà chồng

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Meaning · English

A woman gets used to her family's ways but finds her husband's family's ways unfamiliar and difficult to adapt to

Literally: Familiar with one's own home, strange with husband's home

Examples

Cô ấy rất khó thích nghi khi mới lấy chồng vì quen việc nhà nạ, lạ việc nhà chồngShe had a hard time adjusting when she first got married because she was used to her own family's ways but found her husband's family's ways unfamiliar

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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 “Quen việc nhà nạ, lạ việc nhà chồng” mean?

A woman gets used to her family's ways but finds her husband's family's ways unfamiliar and difficult to adapt to Literally: Familiar with one's own home, strange with husband's home

Is “Quen việc nhà nạ, lạ việc nhà chồng” formal or informal?

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