Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lễ vào cửa bà phải qua cửa mợ

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Meaning · English

A man must go through his wife to reach his mother

Literally: ceremony enters the mother's door must pass the wife's door

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ lời nhắc nhở của cha: Lễ vào cửa bà phải qua cửa mợHe always remembered his father's reminder: Lễ vào cửa bà phải qua cửa mợ

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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 “Lễ vào cửa bà phải qua cửa mợ” mean?

A man must go through his wife to reach his mother Literally: ceremony enters the mother's door must pass the wife's door

Is “Lễ vào cửa bà phải qua cửa mợ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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