Lấy chồng thì phải theo chồng, thôi đừng theo thói cha ông nhà mình

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Meaning · English

A married woman should follow her husband's ways, not her family's traditions

Literally: Take a husband then follow the husband, stop following the habits of the father and grandfather of one's own family

Examples

Sau khi kết hôn, tôi phải học cách nấu ăn theo ý chồng, lấy chồng thì phải theo chồng, thôi đừng theo thói cha ông nhà mìnhAfter getting married, I had to learn how to cook according to my husband's taste, take a husband then follow the husband, stop following the habits of the father and grandfather of one's own family

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Lấy chồng thì phải theo chồng, thôi đừng theo thói cha ông nhà mình” mean?

A married woman should follow her husband's ways, not her family's traditions Literally: Take a husband then follow the husband, stop following the habits of the father and grandfather of one's own family

Is “Lấy chồng thì phải theo chồng, thôi đừng theo thói cha ông nhà mình” formal or informal?

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