Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Con so nhà rạ, con mạ nhà chồng

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Meaning · English

A daughter-in-law is controlled by her husband's family

Literally: daughter of the thatched house, daughter-in-law of the tiled house

Examples

Con gái tôi đã kết hôn, bây giờ là con so nhà rạ, con mạ nhà chồngMy daughter got married, now she's a daughter of her own family but a daughter-in-law in her husband's family

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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 so nhà rạ, con mạ nhà chồng” mean?

A daughter-in-law is controlled by her husband's family Literally: daughter of the thatched house, daughter-in-law of the tiled house

Is “Con so nhà rạ, con mạ nhà chồng” formal or informal?

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

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