Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vợ đẹp càng tổ đau lưng, chè ngon tức bụng, điếu kêu lắm đờm

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Meaning · English

Good things can have negative consequences

Literally: Beautiful wife hurts back, good tea hurts stomach, crying pipe has much phlegm

Examples

Anh ấy than thở vợ đẹp càng tổ đau lưng, chè ngon tức bụng, điếu kêu lắm đờm khi nói về công việc mớiHe complained that good things have negative consequences when talking about his new job

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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 đẹp càng tổ đau lưng, chè ngon tức bụng, điếu kêu lắm đờm” mean?

Good things can have negative consequences Literally: Beautiful wife hurts back, good tea hurts stomach, crying pipe has much phlegm

Is “Vợ đẹp càng tổ đau lưng, chè ngon tức bụng, điếu kêu lắm đờm” formal or informal?

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

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