Sống làm trăm vợ người ta, thác xuống âm phủ làm ma không chồng

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Meaning · English

Women who are unmarried in life will be unmarried in the afterlife

Literally: Live a hundred wives of others, fall into the underworld to be a ghost without a husband

Examples

Cô ấy sống độc thân cả đời, sống làm trăm vợ người ta, thác xuống âm phủ làm ma không chồngShe lived alone her whole life, living as a hundred wives of others, falling into the underworld to be a ghost without a husband

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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 “Sống làm trăm vợ người ta, thác xuống âm phủ làm ma không chồng” mean?

Women who are unmarried in life will be unmarried in the afterlife Literally: Live a hundred wives of others, fall into the underworld to be a ghost without a husband

Is “Sống làm trăm vợ người ta, thác xuống âm phủ làm ma không chồng” formal or informal?

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