con trước mặt, con sau lưng
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Meaning · English
Children are a lifelong responsibility
Literally: children in front, children behind back
Examples
Tôi đã lớn tuổi, nhưng vẫn phải lo cho con trước mặt, con sau lưngI'm old, but I still have to worry about my children and grandchildren
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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 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 trước mặt, con sau lưng” mean?
Children are a lifelong responsibility Literally: children in front, children behind back
Is “con trước mặt, con sau lưng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.