trong họ ngoài làng
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Meaning · English
Someone related by blood or marriage but distant in behavior or attitude
Literally: inside the family, outside the village
Examples
Anh ấy là trong họ ngoài làng, không quan tâm gì đến gia đìnhHe is related by blood but behaves like an outsider, not caring about the family
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “trong họ ngoài làng” mean?
Someone related by blood or marriage but distant in behavior or attitude Literally: inside the family, outside the village
Is “trong họ ngoài làng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.