bên cha cũng kính, bên mẹ cũng vái
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Respect and obey both parents
Literally: father's side also respects, mother's side also worships
Examples
Anh ấy luôn bên cha cũng kính, bên mẹ cũng vái để giữ gìn truyền thống gia đìnhHe always respects and obeys both parents to preserve the family tradition
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “bên cha cũng kính, bên mẹ cũng vái” mean?
Respect and obey both parents Literally: father's side also respects, mother's side also worships
Is “bên cha cũng kính, bên mẹ cũng vái” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.