Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vợ đẹp càng tổ đau lưng, chè ngon tức bụng, điếu thông quyện đờm

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Meaning · English

Good things can have bad consequences

Literally: Beautiful wife hurts back, good tea hurts stomach, connected pipe accumulates phlegm

Examples

Anh ấy vừa mua xe mới, nhưng bây giờ phải lo lắng về tiền xăng và bảo hiểm, vợ đẹp càng tổ đau lưng màHe just bought a new car, but now has to worry about gas and insurance, good things can have bad consequences

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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 thông quyện đờm” mean?

Good things can have bad consequences Literally: Beautiful wife hurts back, good tea hurts stomach, connected pipe accumulates phlegm

Is “Vợ đẹp càng tổ đau lưng, chè ngon tức bụng, điếu thông quyện 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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