Đã thành gia thất thì thôi, đèo bòng chỉ lắm, tội trời ai mang

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Meaning · English

Once a person has a family, they should prioritize its needs over personal desires

Literally: Having become a family, then stop, many burdens, whose fault is it to bear

Examples

Anh ấy đã thành gia thất thì thôi, đèo bòng chỉ lắm, tội trời ai mang khi vợ mất việcNow that he has a family, he should stop, many burdens, whose fault is it to bear when his wife lost her job

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đã thành gia thất thì thôi, đèo bòng chỉ lắm, tội trời ai mang” mean?

Once a person has a family, they should prioritize its needs over personal desires Literally: Having become a family, then stop, many burdens, whose fault is it to bear

Is “Đã thành gia thất thì thôi, đèo bòng chỉ lắm, tội trời ai mang” formal or informal?

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