Tao khang chỉ thê bất khả hạ đường; bần tiện chi giao mạc khả vong

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Meaning · English

A stubborn husband and a mean wife make a miserable couple

Literally: Stubborn husband, mean wife, cannot live together on the same road

Examples

Tao khang chỉ thê bất khả hạ đường, họ đã li dị sau một năm kết hônThe stubborn husband and mean wife couldn't live together, they got divorced after one year of marriage

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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.

Common questions

What does “Tao khang chỉ thê bất khả hạ đường; bần tiện chi giao mạc khả vong” mean?

A stubborn husband and a mean wife make a miserable couple Literally: Stubborn husband, mean wife, cannot live together on the same road

Is “Tao khang chỉ thê bất khả hạ đường; bần tiện chi giao mạc khả vong” formal or informal?

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