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.