nhất mẹ nhì con
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Meaning · English
The most important thing is one's mother, the second is one's child.
Literally: first mother, second child
Examples
Trong cuộc sống, nhất mẹ nhì con là điều ai cũng muốn.In life, one's mother is the most important, then their child.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “nhất mẹ nhì con” mean?
The most important thing is one's mother, the second is one's child. Literally: first mother, second child
Is “nhất mẹ nhì con” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.