Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con giai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương

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Meaning · English

A daughter inherits her father's wealth, but a wife inherits her mother's troubles

Literally: Daughter like father rich thirty mound, wife like mother hard till bone depletion

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Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con giai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương, nên chọn vợ khôn ngoanA daughter inherits her father's wealth, but a wife inherits her mother's troubles, so one should choose a wise wife

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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.

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What does “Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con giai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương” mean?

A daughter inherits her father's wealth, but a wife inherits her mother's troubles Literally: Daughter like father rich thirty mound, wife like mother hard till bone depletion

Is “Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con giai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương” formal or informal?

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