Rau bợ làm vợ canh cua, ai chết nửa mùa sống lại mà ăn
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A bad wife is like a spoiled ingredient that ruins the whole dish
Một người vợ xấu có thể làm hỏng toàn bộ cuộc sống
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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 “Rau bợ làm vợ canh cua, ai chết nửa mùa sống lại mà ăn” mean?
A bad wife is like a spoiled ingredient that ruins the whole dish Literally: spoiled vegetables make a wife for crab soup, whoever dies in mid-season will come back to life to eat
Is “Rau bợ làm vợ canh cua, ai chết nửa mùa sống lại mà ăn” formal or informal?
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