Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

làm dâu nhà cả thể, làm rể nhà nhiều con

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Meaning · English

Daughter-in-law to a grand house, son-in-law to a house of many sons — the two hardest marriages to keep with honor.

Literally: bride in a great house, groom in a full house

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.

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What does “làm dâu nhà cả thể, làm rể nhà nhiều con” mean?

Daughter-in-law to a grand house, son-in-law to a house of many sons — the two hardest marriages to keep with honor. Literally: bride in a great house, groom in a full house

Is “làm dâu nhà cả thể, làm rể nhà nhiều con” formal or informal?

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