trong nước Nam, ngoài nước Đế
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Meaning · English
At home, obey the father, abroad, obey the emperor
Literally: inside Nam country, outside Emperor country
Examples
Trong nước Nam, ngoài nước Đế, mỗi nơi có quy tắc riêngAt home, obey the father, abroad, obey the emperor, each place has its own rules
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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 nước Nam, ngoài nước Đế” mean?
At home, obey the father, abroad, obey the emperor Literally: inside Nam country, outside Emperor country
Is “trong nước Nam, ngoài nước Đế” formal or informal?
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