dì-ghẻ mấy người biết thương con chồng, con chồng mấy người biết kính dì-ghẻ

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Meaning · English

Few people appreciate their in-laws' kindness

Literally: how many people know to love husband's sister, husband's sister how many people know to respect

Examples

Dì-ghẻ mấy người biết thương con chồng, con chồng mấy người biết kính dì-ghẻ, thật là một lời nguyềnFew people appreciate their in-laws' kindness, it's really a curse

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “dì-ghẻ mấy người biết thương con chồng, con chồng mấy người biết kính dì-ghẻ” mean?

Few people appreciate their in-laws' kindness Literally: how many people know to love husband's sister, husband's sister how many people know to respect

Is “dì-ghẻ mấy người biết thương con chồng, con chồng mấy người biết kính dì-ghẻ” formal or informal?

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