đẻ đứa con trai, chẳng biết nó giống ai. Cái mặt thì giống ông cai, cái đầu ông xã, cái tai ông trùm
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Meaning · English
She bore a son and can't tell whom he favors — the face is like the corporal, the head like the commune chief, the ears like the parish warden — satire aimed at every rank at once.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đẻ đứa con trai, chẳng biết nó giống ai. Cái mặt thì giống ông cai, cái đầu ông xã, cái tai ông trùm” mean?
She bore a son and can't tell whom he favors — the face is like the corporal, the head like the commune chief, the ears like the parish warden — satire aimed at every rank at once.
Is “đẻ đứa con trai, chẳng biết nó giống ai. Cái mặt thì giống ông cai, cái đầu ông xã, cái tai ông trùm” formal or informal?
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