Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thuận vợ thuận chồng tát bể Đông mới cạn

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Meaning · English

Agreeing with both wife and husband is extremely difficult

Literally: Obeying wife obeying husband slaps East sea to dry

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói thuận vợ thuận chồng tát bể Đông mới cạn khi vợ chồng cãi nhau.He always says agreeing with both wife and husband is extremely difficult when his wife and he argue.

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Sources & notes

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 “Thuận vợ thuận chồng tát bể Đông mới cạn” mean?

Agreeing with both wife and husband is extremely difficult Literally: Obeying wife obeying husband slaps East sea to dry

Is “Thuận vợ thuận chồng tát bể Đông mới cạn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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