Một con so bằng ba con đẻ
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Meaning · English
An adopted child can be more loyal than biological ones
Literally: One adopted child equals three born ones
Examples
Gia đình tôi rất yêu thương cháu, một con so bằng ba con đẻMy family loves the child very much, an adopted child can be more loyal than biological ones
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Một con so bằng ba con đẻ” mean?
An adopted child can be more loyal than biological ones Literally: One adopted child equals three born ones
Is “Một con so bằng ba con đẻ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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