Lấy con xem nạ, lấy gái hoá xem đời chồng xưa

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Meaning · English

A woman's behavior is determined by her father, a man's by his wife

Literally: Take the child to see the father, take the daughter-in-law to see the previous husband

Examples

Lấy con xem nạ, lấy gái hoá xem đời chồng xưa, nên tôi muốn biết chồng tương lai của con gái tôi sẽ như thế nàoA woman's behavior is determined by her father, a man's by his wife, so I want to know what my daughter's future husband will be like

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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 con xem nạ, lấy gái hoá xem đời chồng xưa” mean?

A woman's behavior is determined by her father, a man's by his wife Literally: Take the child to see the father, take the daughter-in-law to see the previous husband

Is “Lấy con xem nạ, lấy gái hoá xem đời chồng xưa” formal or informal?

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