Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cha sinh không bằng mẹ dưỡng

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Meaning · English

Begetting is less than rearing — the mother who raises outranks the blood that made.

Literally: father's begetting not equal to mother's rearing

Examples

Cha sinh không tày mẹ dưỡng.Fathering is less than mothering.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “cha sinh không bằng mẹ dưỡng” mean?

Begetting is less than rearing — the mother who raises outranks the blood that made. Literally: father's begetting not equal to mother's rearing

Is “cha sinh không bằng mẹ dưỡng” formal or informal?

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

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