Dạy con, con chẳng nghe lời, con nghe ông hểnh đi đời nhà con

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Meaning · English

Children often disobey their parents but listen to others

Literally: Teach children, children don't listen, children listen to father-in-law and leave the child's house

Examples

Dạy con, con chẳng nghe lời, con nghe ông hểnh đi đời nhà con, tôi thật sự thất vọngI'm really disappointed that my child doesn't listen to me but listens to his father-in-law and leaves our house

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dạy con, con chẳng nghe lời, con nghe ông hểnh đi đời nhà con” mean?

Children often disobey their parents but listen to others Literally: Teach children, children don't listen, children listen to father-in-law and leave the child's house

Is “Dạy con, con chẳng nghe lời, con nghe ông hểnh đi đời nhà con” formal or informal?

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

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