Con gái là con người ta, con dâu mới thật mẹ cha mang về ; con dâu sẽ ở mãi nhà mình

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Meaning · English

A daughter is someone else's child, but a daughter-in-law is a lifelong companion

Literally: Daughter is people's child, daughter-in-law is mother and father bring back; daughter-in-law will stay forever at our home

Examples

Con gái là con người ta, con dâu mới thật mẹ cha mang về nên phải đối xử tử tế với con dâuA daughter is someone else's child, but a daughter-in-law is a lifelong companion, so we must treat our daughter-in-law kindly

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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.

Common questions

What does “Con gái là con người ta, con dâu mới thật mẹ cha mang về ; con dâu sẽ ở mãi nhà mình” mean?

A daughter is someone else's child, but a daughter-in-law is a lifelong companion Literally: Daughter is people's child, daughter-in-law is mother and father bring back; daughter-in-law will stay forever at our home

Is “Con gái là con người ta, con dâu mới thật mẹ cha mang về ; con dâu sẽ ở mãi nhà mình” formal or informal?

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