con tỏ cha tớ tỏ thầy
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A child's behavior reveals their parents' character, a student's reveals their teacher's
hành vi của con cái thể hiện tính cách của cha mẹ
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Examples
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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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Nghĩa là can danh phạm ngãi.” Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “con tỏ cha tớ tỏ thầy” mean?
A child's behavior reveals their parents' character, a student's reveals their teacher's Literally: child reveals father, servant reveals master
Is “con tỏ cha tớ tỏ thầy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.