Cha mẹ nói oan, quan nói hiếp, chồng có nghiệp nói thừa

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Meaning · English

A person in authority often says unnecessary or untrue things

Literally: Parents say nonsense, officials speak forcefully, husbands with bad habits talk excessively

Examples

Khi cha mẹ nói oan, quan nói hiếp, chồng có nghiệp nói thừa thì con cái khó mà phân biệt được phải tráiWhen parents say nonsense, officials speak forcefully, and husbands with bad habits talk excessively, it's hard for children to distinguish right from wrong

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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.

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What does “Cha mẹ nói oan, quan nói hiếp, chồng có nghiệp nói thừa” mean?

A person in authority often says unnecessary or untrue things Literally: Parents say nonsense, officials speak forcefully, husbands with bad habits talk excessively

Is “Cha mẹ nói oan, quan nói hiếp, chồng có nghiệp nói thừa” formal or informal?

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