Con ông đô đốc, quận công; lấy chồng cũng phải gọi chồng bằng anh
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
A person's social status is determined by their family background
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 ông đô đốc, quận công; lấy chồng cũng phải gọi chồng bằng anh” mean?
A person's social status is determined by their family background Literally: Son of admiral, duke; marrying a husband also has to call husband older brother
Is “Con ông đô đốc, quận công; lấy chồng cũng phải gọi chồng bằng anh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.