Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tậu ruộng giữa đồng, lấy chồng giữa làng

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Meaning · English

Choose a good location and a suitable partner

Literally: Buy a field in the middle of the field, take a husband in the middle of the village

Examples

Khi xây nhà, tôi nhớ câu Tậu ruộng giữa đồng, lấy chồng giữa làng của mẹWhen building a house, I remembered my mother's saying Tậu ruộng giữa đồng, lấy chồng giữa làng

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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 “Tậu ruộng giữa đồng, lấy chồng giữa làng” mean?

Choose a good location and a suitable partner Literally: Buy a field in the middle of the field, take a husband in the middle of the village

Is “Tậu ruộng giữa đồng, lấy chồng giữa làng” formal or informal?

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