con cháu đẻ ông vải
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Grandchildren lecturing the ancestor tablets — the young overruling the very elders who made them.
Literally: descendants birthing the ancestors
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “con cháu đẻ ông vải” mean?
Grandchildren lecturing the ancestor tablets — the young overruling the very elders who made them. Literally: descendants birthing the ancestors
Is “con cháu đẻ ông vải” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.