Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xấu thiếp hổ chàng

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Meaning · English

A bad wife can make a good husband become bad

Literally: bad wife bad husband

Examples

Vợ chồng họ vốn sống hạnh phúc nhưng từ khi vợ hay ghen tuông thì chồng cũng bắt đầu thay đổi, xấu thiếp hổ chàngThe couple used to live happily but after the wife became jealous, the husband also started to change, a bad wife can make a good husband become bad

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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 “Xấu thiếp hổ chàng” mean?

A bad wife can make a good husband become bad Literally: bad wife bad husband

Is “Xấu thiếp hổ chàng” formal or informal?

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

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