con đóng khố, bố cổi chuồng
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Meaning · English
Children suffer for their parents' mistakes
Literally: child wears breechcloth, father breaks cage
Examples
Con đóng khố, bố cổi chuồng, gia đình họ thật khổThe child wears breechcloth, the father breaks cage, their family is suffering
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “con đóng khố, bố cổi chuồng” mean?
Children suffer for their parents' mistakes Literally: child wears breechcloth, father breaks cage
Is “con đóng khố, bố cổi chuồng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.