bé người con nhà bác, nhớn xác con nhà chú
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Meaning · English
Respect others' children more than your own
Literally: small person child of uncle's house, fat body child of brother's house
Examples
Anh ấy đối xử với bé người con nhà bác, nhớn xác con nhà chúHe respects others' children more than his own
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bé người con nhà bác, nhớn xác con nhà chú” mean?
Respect others' children more than your own Literally: small person child of uncle's house, fat body child of brother's house
Is “bé người con nhà bác, nhớn xác con nhà chú” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.