có nuôi con mới biết lòng cha mẹ

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Meaning · English

Only in raising children do you learn your parents' hearts — the debt is legible only from the paying side.

Literally: raising children, know the parents' hearts

Examples

Có con rồi mới hiểu, có nuôi con mới biết lòng cha mẹ.Now with children of my own, I finally read my parents' hearts.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “có nuôi con mới biết lòng cha mẹ” mean?

Only in raising children do you learn your parents' hearts — the debt is legible only from the paying side. Literally: raising children, know the parents' hearts

Is “có nuôi con mới biết lòng cha mẹ” formal or informal?

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