mùng một Tết cha, mùng hai Tết mẹ, mùng ba Tết thầy
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Also seen as: mồng một Tết cha, mồng hai Tết mẹ, mồng ba Tết thầy
Day one of Tết for father’s side, day two for mother’s, day three for the teacher — the traditional visiting order of the New Year, ranking the debts of gratitude a person owes.
Register: neutralEra: traditional – present
Examples
Editorial example (batch 058)
Sources & notes
Number-idiom gap probe (2026-08-11). Famous Tết proverb. Definition original.
Common questions
What does “mùng một Tết cha, mùng hai Tết mẹ, mùng ba Tết thầy” mean?
Day one of Tết for father’s side, day two for mother’s, day three for the teacher — the traditional visiting order of the New Year, ranking the debts of gratitude a person owes. Literally: first day: father; second day: mother; third day: teacher
Is “mùng một Tết cha, mùng hai Tết mẹ, mùng ba Tết thầy” formal or informal?
mùng một Tết cha, mùng hai Tết mẹ, mùng ba Tết thầy is generally neutral.