Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

cha muốn cho con hay, thày muốn cho trò khá

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Meaning · English

Parents and teachers want the best for their children and students.

Literally: Father wants to give child good, teacher wants to give student good

Examples

Cha mẹ và thầy cô luôn muốn cho con mình và học trò mình những điều tốt đẹp nhất.Parents and teachers always want to give their children and students the best things.

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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 “cha muốn cho con hay, thày muốn cho trò khá” mean?

Parents and teachers want the best for their children and students. Literally: Father wants to give child good, teacher wants to give student good

Is “cha muốn cho con hay, thày muốn cho trò khá” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.