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giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ

social facades of men
proverb
social facades of men
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4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Sense 1 proverb
social facades of men

Men often attempt to appear wealthy to their friends and elegant to their wives.

vi Người ta thường nói "giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ" để đề cao vai trò của các mối quan hệ xã hội.

en People often say "wealth comes from friends and status from wife" to emphasize the role of social relations.

Sense 2 proverb
social facades

Men tend to adopt different social personas when interacting with friends and their wives.

vi Người ta thường nói "giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ" để đề cao vai trò của các mối quan hệ xã hội.

en People often say "wealth comes from friends and status from wife" to emphasize the role of social relations.

Sense 3 proverb
status through relations

A saying that a man's wealth comes from friends and his status from his wife.

vi Người ta thường nói "giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ" để đề cao vai trò của các mối quan hệ xã hội.

en People often say "wealth comes from friends and status from wife" to emphasize the role of social relations.

Sense 4 proverb
value of friends and wives

A perspective stating that both friends and wives are of great value to men.

vi Người ta thường nói "giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ" để đề cao vai trò của các mối quan hệ xã hội.

en People often say "wealth comes from friends and status from wife" to emphasize the role of social relations.

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