Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Phụ trái tử hoàn, tử trái phụ bất can

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A child's wrongdoing is the parent's responsibility

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con làm sai là tại lỗi của cha mẹ

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Literally: Father bears son's guilt, son bears not father's

Examples

Vì phụ trái tử hoàn, tử trái phụ bất can nên anh ấy phải chịu trách nhiệm cho hành động của con mìnhBecause a father bears his son's guilt, but a son does not bear his father's, he had to take responsibility for his son's actions

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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 “Phụ trái tử hoàn, tử trái phụ bất can” mean?

A child's wrongdoing is the parent's responsibility Literally: Father bears son's guilt, son bears not father's

Is “Phụ trái tử hoàn, tử trái phụ bất can” formal or informal?

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