Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cha sinh mẹ dưỡng

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Meaning · English

Father begets, mother nurtures — the division of the first debt.

Literally: father engenders, mother rears

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 mẹ dưỡng” mean?

Father begets, mother nurtures — the division of the first debt. Literally: father engenders, mother rears

Is “cha sinh 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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