Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

về nhà hỏi trẻ

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Meaning · English

Home truths, ask the children — the household's most honest witnesses are its smallest.

Literally: back home, ask the young ones

Examples

Muốn biết thật hư, về nhà hỏi trẻ.For the truth of it, ask the children.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “về nhà hỏi trẻ” mean?

Home truths, ask the children — the household's most honest witnesses are its smallest. Literally: back home, ask the young ones

Is “về nhà hỏi trẻ” formal or informal?

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

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