Tôi tớ xét công, vợ chồng xét nhân nghĩa

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Meaning · English

Servants are judged by their work, spouses by their moral character

Literally: Servant judges merit, husband and wife judge humanity and righteousness

Examples

Khi tuyển người giúp việc, tôi luôn nhớ câu nói: Tôi tớ xét công, vợ chồng xét nhân nghĩaWhen hiring a servant, I always remember the saying: Tôi tớ xét công, vợ chồng xét nhân nghĩa

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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 “Tôi tớ xét công, vợ chồng xét nhân nghĩa” mean?

Servants are judged by their work, spouses by their moral character Literally: Servant judges merit, husband and wife judge humanity and righteousness

Is “Tôi tớ xét công, vợ chồng xét nhân nghĩa” formal or informal?

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