hiếu thuận hoàn sanh hiếu thuận tử, ngỗ nghịch hoàn sanh ngỗ nghịch nhi
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Meaning · English
The filial beget the filial; the defiant beget the defiant — households harvest their own temperament.
Literally: obedient bears obedient children; rebellious bears rebellious
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hiếu thuận hoàn sanh hiếu thuận tử, ngỗ nghịch hoàn sanh ngỗ nghịch nhi” mean?
The filial beget the filial; the defiant beget the defiant — households harvest their own temperament. Literally: obedient bears obedient children; rebellious bears rebellious
Is “hiếu thuận hoàn sanh hiếu thuận tử, ngỗ nghịch hoàn sanh ngỗ nghịch nhi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.