con ông cháu cha
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
child or grandchild of an important person, a nepo baby
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Mọi người xì xào vì tôi là con ông cháu cha nên được nâng đỡ, điều này thì đúng, nhưng tôi biết họ lầm vì trong chuyện này bố mẹ tôi không hề can thiệp vào. Vậy thì vì cái gì mà ông ta quý mến tôi?People gossiped that I was favored because I was nepo baby, which was true, but I knew they were wrong because my parents had no involvement in this case. So why did he like me?
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Common questions
What does “con ông cháu cha” mean?
child or grandchild of an important person, a nepo baby
Is “con ông cháu cha” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.