Thầy mô tớ nấy

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Meaning · English

Students are like their teachers

Literally: Teacher like this, student like that

Examples

Cô giáo ấy rất nghiêm khắc nên học sinh của cô cũng Thầy mô tớ nấyThat teacher is very strict, so her students are also like her

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thầy mô tớ nấy” mean?

Students are like their teachers Literally: Teacher like this, student like that

Is “Thầy mô tớ nấy” formal or informal?

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

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