Lấy chồng thì phải theo chồng, thôi đừng theo thói cha ông nhà mình
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A married woman should follow her husband's ways, not her family's traditions
Examples
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Sources & notes
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.
Common questions
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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