tin bạn mất vợ
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Meaning · English
Trust a friend, lose a wife — the proverb's grimmest audit of misplaced confidence.
Literally: believing the friend costs the wife
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tin bạn mất vợ” mean?
Trust a friend, lose a wife — the proverb's grimmest audit of misplaced confidence. Literally: believing the friend costs the wife
Is “tin bạn mất vợ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.