Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nên ra cha chiêng con trống, chẳng cho nên thì cha con vác đòn ống nằm đình Cổ Lương

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Marriage should be between equals

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hôn nhân nên giữa những người bình đẳng

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Literally: be gong father drum child, if not then gong child carry stick sleep Cổ Lương temple

Examples

Gia đình tôi luôn nói nên ra cha chiêng con trống khi chọn vợ cho con trai.My family always says one should marry someone of equal status when choosing a wife for our son.

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.

Common questions

What does “Nên ra cha chiêng con trống, chẳng cho nên thì cha con vác đòn ống nằm đình Cổ Lương” mean?

Marriage should be between equals Literally: be gong father drum child, if not then gong child carry stick sleep Cổ Lương temple

Is “Nên ra cha chiêng con trống, chẳng cho nên thì cha con vác đòn ống nằm đình Cổ Lương” formal or informal?

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

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