con cháu hơn ông vải
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: con cháu khôn hơn ông-vải
Meaning · English
Grandchildren outranking the ancestral tablets — greenhorns lecturing their elders.
Literally: descendants above the ancestor scrolls
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục 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 hơn ông vải” mean?
Grandchildren outranking the ancestral tablets — greenhorns lecturing their elders. Literally: descendants above the ancestor scrolls
Is “con cháu hơn ông vải” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.