chim có tổ, người có tông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “birds have nests, people have lineages”, with a double entendre based on the homophony between tổ (“nest”) and tổ (祖, “ancestor”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ kɔ˧˦ to˧˩ ŋɨəj˨˩ kɔ˧˦ təwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ tow˧˨ ŋɨj˦˩ kɔ˨˩˦ təwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˧˧ kɔ˦˥ tow˨˩˦ ŋɨj˨˩ kɔ˦˥ təwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: chim có tổ người có tông

Proverb

chim có tổ, người có tông

  1. (figurative) one should never forget about one's ancestry
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