Vợ quá chiều như chó con liếm mặt, vợ phải rẫy tiu nghỉu như mèo lành mất tai

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Meaning · English

A wife who is overly pampered becomes disobedient, while one who is disciplined becomes obedient

Literally: Wife over-indulged like puppy licking face, wife disciplined like good cat losing ear

Examples

Anh ấy quá chiều vợ, giờ vợ anh ấy như chó con liếm mặtHe over-indulged his wife, now she's disobedient

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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 quá chiều như chó con liếm mặt, vợ phải rẫy tiu nghỉu như mèo lành mất tai” mean?

A wife who is overly pampered becomes disobedient, while one who is disciplined becomes obedient Literally: Wife over-indulged like puppy licking face, wife disciplined like good cat losing ear

Is “Vợ quá chiều như chó con liếm mặt, vợ phải rẫy tiu nghỉu như mèo lành mất tai” formal or informal?

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