Khi ăn tuỳ chủ, khi ngủ tuỳ con

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Meaning · English

One must obey their host when eating and their child when sleeping

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phải vâng lời chủ nhà khi ăn và vâng lời con khi ngủ

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Literally: When eating follow the host, when sleeping follow the child

Examples

Khi ăn tuỳ chủ, khi ngủ tuỳ con, ông bà ta đã dạy như vậyWhen eating follow the host, when sleeping follow the child, our ancestors taught us that

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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 “Khi ăn tuỳ chủ, khi ngủ tuỳ con” mean?

One must obey their host when eating and their child when sleeping Literally: When eating follow the host, when sleeping follow the child

Is “Khi ăn tuỳ chủ, khi ngủ tuỳ con” formal or informal?

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