Anh em rể đúng lệ mà theo, sợ cái mắt nheo của ông con trưởng

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Meaning · English

To follow rules out of fear of being judged by others

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

theo quy tắc vì sợ bị đánh giá bởi người khác

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Literally: Brother-in-law follows the rules, afraid of the glare of the eldest son

Examples

Anh ấy không dám đi chơi vào ngày lễ vì anh em rể đúng lệ mà theo, sợ cái mắt nheo của ông con trưởngHe didn't dare go out on the holiday because he followed the rules, afraid of the glare of the eldest son

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Anh em rể đúng lệ mà theo, sợ cái mắt nheo của ông con trưởng” mean?

To follow rules out of fear of being judged by others Literally: Brother-in-law follows the rules, afraid of the glare of the eldest son

Is “Anh em rể đúng lệ mà theo, sợ cái mắt nheo của ông con trưởng” formal or informal?

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