cha mẹ
Noun: - Parents: The word "cha mẹ" refers collectively to one's father and mother. It denotes the two primary caregivers and biological or adoptive progenitors of a child.
- Noun:
- Cha mẹ tôi sống ở quê. (My parents live in the countryside.)
- Mọi đứa trẻ đều cần tình yêu thương của cha mẹ. (Every child needs the love of their parents.)
- Công ơn cha mẹ như trời như biển. (The gratitude owed to parents is as vast as the sky and sea.)
"cha mẹ đẻ": biological parents.
- Cô ấy đi tìm cha mẹ đẻ của mình. (She went to find her biological parents.)
"cha mẹ nuôi": adoptive parents or foster parents.
- Cậu bé rất yêu thương cha mẹ nuôi. (The boy loves his adoptive parents very much.)
Phụ huynh (n): A more formal term for parents, often used in official or educational contexts.
- Cuộc họp phụ huynh sẽ diễn ra vào thứ Bảy. (The parents' meeting will take place on Saturday.)
Song thân (n): A literary term meaning "both parents."
- Cô ấy phụng dưỡng song thân chu đáo. (She takes meticulous care of both her parents.)
- Parents: father and mother.
- Progenitors: ancestors or biological parents (more formal).
"Cha mẹ sinh con, trời sinh tính": An idiom meaning "Parents give birth to children, but character is born from heaven," suggesting that a child's personality is not entirely determined by their parents.
- Hai đứa trẻ tính cách trái ngược, đúng là cha mẹ sinh con, trời sinh tính. (The two children have opposite personalities; truly, parents give birth to children, but character is born from heaven.)
"Có cha có mẹ thì hơn": An expression meaning "It is better to have both a father and a mother," highlighting the importance of a complete family.
- Đứa trẻ mồ côi thật tội nghiệp, có cha có mẹ thì hơn. (The orphaned child is so pitiful; it is better to have both parents.)