Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dạy con từ thuở còn thơ, dạy vợ từ lúc bơ vơ mới về

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Meaning · English

Teach children when they are young and teach your wife when she first marries into the family

Literally: Teach children from when they are still young, teach wife from when she is newly alone and has just come home

Examples

Người xưa có nói dạy con từ thuở còn thơ, dạy vợ từ lúc bơ vơ mới vềOur ancestors said to teach children when they are young and teach your wife when she first marries into the family

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Sources & notes

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 từ thuở còn thơ, dạy vợ từ lúc bơ vơ mới về” mean?

Teach children when they are young and teach your wife when she first marries into the family Literally: Teach children from when they are still young, teach wife from when she is newly alone and has just come home

Is “Dạy con từ thuở còn thơ, dạy vợ từ lúc bơ vơ mới về” formal or informal?

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

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