Thông gia là bà con tiên, ăn ở không hiền ra bà con quỷ

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Meaning · English

Relatives by marriage can become like enemies if not treated with kindness

Literally: Marriage relatives are previous life relatives, live improperly become devil relatives

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ câu thông gia là bà con tiên, ăn ở không hiền ra bà con quỷ để đối xử tốt với vợ chồng chị họ.He always remembers the proverb to treat his wife's relatives with kindness

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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.

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What does “Thông gia là bà con tiên, ăn ở không hiền ra bà con quỷ” mean?

Relatives by marriage can become like enemies if not treated with kindness Literally: Marriage relatives are previous life relatives, live improperly become devil relatives

Is “Thông gia là bà con tiên, ăn ở không hiền ra bà con quỷ” formal or informal?

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