Con ai là chẳng giống cha, cháu ai là chẳng giống bà giống ông

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Meaning · English

Children resemble their parents in behavior or character

Literally: Child of whom is not like father, grandchild of whom is not like grandmother like grandfather

Examples

Con trai tôi thật là con ai là chẳng giống cha, cháu ai là chẳng giống bà giống ôngMy son is really like his father, just like the saying goes

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Con ai là chẳng giống cha, cháu ai là chẳng giống bà giống ông” mean?

Children resemble their parents in behavior or character Literally: Child of whom is not like father, grandchild of whom is not like grandmother like grandfather

Is “Con ai là chẳng giống cha, cháu ai là chẳng giống bà giống ông” formal or informal?

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

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