vợ chết thật vợ mình
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Only the wife who dies yours was truly yours — die first, and wife, wealth and fields all take new owners.
Literally: the wife who dies is truly one's wife
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “vợ chết thật vợ mình” mean?
Only the wife who dies yours was truly yours — die first, and wife, wealth and fields all take new owners. Literally: the wife who dies is truly one's wife
Is “vợ chết thật vợ mình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.