quê cha đất tổ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Father's homeland, ancestors' earth — the ground that owns you back.
Literally: father's village, forebears' land
Examples
Về quê cha đất tổ ăn Tết.Home for Tết, to the fathers' land.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
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Common questions
What does “quê cha đất tổ” mean?
Father's homeland, ancestors' earth — the ground that owns you back. Literally: father's village, forebears' land
Is “quê cha đất tổ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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