Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vợ bắt thói chồng, đứa ở giống tông chúa nhà

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Meaning · English

A wife imitates her husband's habits, children inherit their ancestors' traits

Literally: Wife catches husband's habit, child stays similar to ancestral lineage

Examples

Sau vài năm kết hôn, vợ chồng tôi đều có thói quen uống trà mỗi sáng vì vợ bắt thói chồng, đứa ở giống tông chúa nhàAfter a few years of marriage, my wife and I both have the habit of drinking tea every morning, as the saying goes, vợ bắt thói chồng, đứa ở giống tông chúa nhà

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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 “Vợ bắt thói chồng, đứa ở giống tông chúa nhà” mean?

A wife imitates her husband's habits, children inherit their ancestors' traits Literally: Wife catches husband's habit, child stays similar to ancestral lineage

Is “Vợ bắt thói chồng, đứa ở giống tông chúa nhà” formal or informal?

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