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.
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.