con nhà tông, chẳng giống lông cũng giống cánh
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A child of pedigree — if not the feathers, then the wings — lineage shows somewhere, always.
Literally: tông-line child: if not the plumage, the wings
Examples
Con nhà tông không giống lông cũng giống cánh.Pedigree shows — in feather or in wing.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “con nhà tông, chẳng giống lông cũng giống cánh” mean?
A child of pedigree — if not the feathers, then the wings — lineage shows somewhere, always. Literally: tông-line child: if not the plumage, the wings
Is “con nhà tông, chẳng giống lông cũng giống cánh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.