một đời cha, ba đời con
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Meaning · English
A father's influence lasts for three generations
Literally: one life father, three lives child
Examples
Gia đình tôi luôn nhớ đến lời ông của tôi đã nói: một đời cha, ba đời conMy family always remembers my grandfather's words: one life father, three lives child
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “một đời cha, ba đời con” mean?
A father's influence lasts for three generations Literally: one life father, three lives child
Is “một đời cha, ba đời con” formal or informal?
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