Vôi nào là vôi chẳng nồng, gái nào là gái có chồng chẳng ghen

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Meaning · English

All men are jealous and all women have husbands who are possessive

Literally: Lime is lime, no matter, girl is girl, has husband, no jealousy

Examples

Anh ấy quá ghen tuông, đúng như câu vôi nào là vôi chẳng nồng, gái nào là gái có chồng chẳng ghenHe is too jealous, just like the saying all men are jealous and all women have husbands who are possessive

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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 “Vôi nào là vôi chẳng nồng, gái nào là gái có chồng chẳng ghen” mean?

All men are jealous and all women have husbands who are possessive Literally: Lime is lime, no matter, girl is girl, has husband, no jealousy

Is “Vôi nào là vôi chẳng nồng, gái nào là gái có chồng chẳng ghen” formal or informal?

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