tạm vợ vợ già, tạm nhà nhà nát
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Meaning · English
Temporary solutions can lead to more problems
Literally: temporarily take an old wife, temporarily live in a broken house
Examples
Anh ấy chỉ tìm giải pháp tạm vợ vợ già, tạm nhà nhà nát, mà không giải quyết vấn đề triệt đểHe only found temporary solutions, but did not solve the problem thoroughly
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tạm vợ vợ già, tạm nhà nhà nát” mean?
Temporary solutions can lead to more problems Literally: temporarily take an old wife, temporarily live in a broken house
Is “tạm vợ vợ già, tạm nhà nhà nát” formal or informal?
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