Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

con là nợ vợ là oan gia

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Meaning · English

Children are debts, a spouse the karmic creditor — the family knot as a ledger of past lives.

Literally: children are debt, the wife an old grievance

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “con là nợ vợ là oan gia” mean?

Children are debts, a spouse the karmic creditor — the family knot as a ledger of past lives. Literally: children are debt, the wife an old grievance

Is “con là nợ vợ là oan gia” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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