Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trăm quan tiền nợ không bằng vợ có con riêng

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Meaning · English

A wife's infidelity is worse than a large debt

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bị vợ ngoại tình còn khủng khiếp hơn nợ nần

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Literally: A hundred mandarin's money debt is not as bad as a wife having someone else's child

Examples

Anh ấy không thể chấp nhận việc vợ có con riêng, dù cho vợ có trả hết trăm quan tiền nợHe cannot accept his wife having someone else's child, even if she pays off a large debt

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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 quan tiền nợ không bằng vợ có con riêng” mean?

A wife's infidelity is worse than a large debt Literally: A hundred mandarin's money debt is not as bad as a wife having someone else's child

Is “Trăm quan tiền nợ không bằng vợ có con riêng” formal or informal?

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