- English translation
A capable farming mother's daughter will become capable in her own work.
- Literal wording
The daughter of the woman who tills the land grows up to be a thresher.
- Meaning and lesson
The proverb says that a daughter commonly learns skills, habits, and diligence from her mother’s example. A mother’s competence is presented as preparation for the daughter to carry on useful work.
It can praise upbringing and learned competence, while observing that family example may shape traits judged admirable or harmful. Its traditional gendered agricultural image reflects inherited social roles, not a prescription for women or a claim that a child’s future is fixed.
- When it is used
Use it when a daughter displays competence, industriousness, or settled habits associated with her mother. Its agricultural image suits remarks about learning through close family example, rather than claims that ability is inherited automatically or that traditional gender roles are required.
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