Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tin bợm mất bò, tin bạn mất vợ nằm co một mình

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Meaning · English

Believe a liar and you'll lose everything

Literally: believe joke lose cow, believe friend lose wife sleep alone

Examples

Anh ấy tin bợm mất bò, tin bạn mất vợ nằm co một mình sau khi ly hônHe believed a liar and lost everything, now he sleeps alone after his divorce

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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 “Tin bợm mất bò, tin bạn mất vợ nằm co một mình” mean?

Believe a liar and you'll lose everything Literally: believe joke lose cow, believe friend lose wife sleep alone

Is “Tin bợm mất bò, tin bạn mất vợ nằm co một mình” formal or informal?

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

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