Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu cha lấy làm chân con, mười bốn năm tròn, hết số thì thôi

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Meaning · English

Children will suffer for their parents' wrongdoings

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con cái sẽ chịu khổ vì sai lầm của cha mẹ

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Literally: Father's head becomes son's leg, fourteen years full, fate ends then

Examples

Gian dối của bố mẹ sẽ ảnh hưởng đến con cái, đầu cha lấy làm chân conThe lies of parents will affect their children, father's head becomes son's leg

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu cha lấy làm chân con, mười bốn năm tròn, hết số thì thôi” mean?

Children will suffer for their parents' wrongdoings Literally: Father's head becomes son's leg, fourteen years full, fate ends then

Is “Đầu cha lấy làm chân con, mười bốn năm tròn, hết số thì thôi” formal or informal?

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