Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Võ tàu om ả, bằng cá ngớp ao

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Meaning · English

Fighting with words is worse than physical violence

Literally: Beating the wife, hitting the mother-in-law, equal to fish jumping in the pond

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nói rằng võ tàu om ả, bằng cá ngớp ao khi vợ chồng cãi nhauHe always says that fighting with words is worse than physical violence when husbands and wives argue

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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 “Võ tàu om ả, bằng cá ngớp ao” mean?

Fighting with words is worse than physical violence Literally: Beating the wife, hitting the mother-in-law, equal to fish jumping in the pond

Is “Võ tàu om ả, bằng cá ngớp ao” formal or informal?

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

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