Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

vợ chết thật vợ mình

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Meaning · English

Only the wife who dies yours was truly yours — die first, and wife, wealth and fields all take new owners.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chỉ có người vợ đã chết mới真正 thuộc về mình

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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.

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