cha sinh mẹ dưỡng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.