Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con trai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương
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A daughter who resembles her father will be wealthy, but a son who resembles his mother will be poor
Examples
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Sources & notes
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.
Common questions
What does “Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con trai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương” mean?
A daughter who resembles her father will be wealthy, but a son who resembles his mother will be poor Literally: Daughter like father rich thirty mound, son like mother poor till bone depletion
Is “Con gái giống cha giàu ba mươi đụn, con trai giống mẹ khó lụn tận xương” formal or informal?
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