Trăm ông chú không bằng một mụ bà cô, giặc bên Ngô không bằng bà cô bên chồng
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Internal problems are more troublesome than external ones
Vấn đề nội bộ gây khó khăn hơn vấn đề bên ngoài
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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 “Trăm ông chú không bằng một mụ bà cô, giặc bên Ngô không bằng bà cô bên chồng” mean?
Internal problems are more troublesome than external ones Literally: A hundred uncles are not as good as one aunt, enemies from the Ngô side are not as bad as the aunt on the husband's side
Is “Trăm ông chú không bằng một mụ bà cô, giặc bên Ngô không bằng bà cô bên chồng” formal or informal?
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