con cháu các cụ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Children of the elders — a wry label for the privileged offspring of ranking officials.
Literally: descendants of the venerable gentlemen
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (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 “con cháu các cụ” mean?
Children of the elders — a wry label for the privileged offspring of ranking officials. Literally: descendants of the venerable gentlemen
Is “con cháu các cụ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.