Dạy con từ thuở con thơ, dạy vợ từ thuở lơ vơ mới về

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Meaning · English

Teach children when they are young and teach your spouse when they are new to the family

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dạy dỗ trẻ em khi chúng còn nhỏ và dạy dỗ vợ khi mới về gia đình

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Literally: Teach children from when they are little, teach wife from when she is newly married

Examples

Tôi luôn nhớ câu nói của bố mẹ: 'Dạy con từ thuở con thơ, dạy vợ từ thuở lơ vơ mới về'I always remember my parents' saying: 'Teach children when they are young, teach your wife when she is newly married'

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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 từ thuở con thơ, dạy vợ từ thuở lơ vơ mới về” mean?

Teach children when they are young and teach your spouse when they are new to the family Literally: Teach children from when they are little, teach wife from when she is newly married

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

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