Trời mưa cho ướt lá cà, đố ai lấy được đàn bà làng Vai

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Meaning · English

A clever wife can manipulate her husband to do her bidding

Literally: The sky rains to wet the wild tea leaves, I dare anyone to take the women of Vai village

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Người vợ ấy thật khó đối phó, trời mưa cho ướt lá cà, đố ai lấy được đàn bà làng VaiThat wife is really hard to deal with, the sky rains to wet the wild tea leaves, I dare anyone to take the women of Vai village

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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.

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What does “Trời mưa cho ướt lá cà, đố ai lấy được đàn bà làng Vai” mean?

A clever wife can manipulate her husband to do her bidding Literally: The sky rains to wet the wild tea leaves, I dare anyone to take the women of Vai village

Is “Trời mưa cho ướt lá cà, đố ai lấy được đàn bà làng Vai” formal or informal?

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