Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vợ chồng sống gửi thịt, chết gửi xương

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Meaning · English

Husband and wife are together in life and death

Literally: husband wife live send meat, die send bone

Examples

Vợ chồng họ sống gửi thịt, chết gửi xương, luôn bên cạnh nhau trong mọi tình huốngThe couple was together in life and death, always beside each other in every situation

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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 “Vợ chồng sống gửi thịt, chết gửi xương” mean?

Husband and wife are together in life and death Literally: husband wife live send meat, die send bone

Is “Vợ chồng sống gửi thịt, chết gửi xương” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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