Trời mưa ướt lá đài bi, con mẹ, mẹ xót thương gì con dâu
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Parents care more about their own children than their children's spouses
Phụ huynh quan tâm nhiều hơn đến con cái của họ hơn là vợ chồng của con cái
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Trời mưa ướt lá đài bi, con mẹ, mẹ xót thương gì con dâu” mean?
Parents care more about their own children than their children's spouses Literally: The sky rains, the imperial court's leaves are wet, the mother is pitied, what about the daughter-in-law
Is “Trời mưa ướt lá đài bi, con mẹ, mẹ xót thương gì con dâu” formal or informal?
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