Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vợ tấm cám, vợ tao khang

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Meaning · English

A bad wife is worse than a bad mother-in-law

Literally: wife a handful of rice, wife a bundle of hay

Examples

Vợ anh ấy thật vợ tấm cám, vợ tao khang, khiến anh ấy phải khổ sở.His wife is really a handful, worse than his mother-in-law, making him suffer.

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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 tấm cám, vợ tao khang” mean?

A bad wife is worse than a bad mother-in-law Literally: wife a handful of rice, wife a bundle of hay

Is “Vợ tấm cám, vợ tao khang” formal or informal?

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

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