chực như chó chực cứt
Wait eagerly for an opportunity
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Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
Wait eagerly for an opportunity
To treat money as insignificant or unimportant
Older siblings take care of younger ones
Children wait for their father's support
A small mistake can ruin the whole situation
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
the child's mistakes fall on the parents
A foolish child can cause trouble for the whole family
Children are siblings to each other
Even the weak can fight back when oppressed
Sell something to the right person
An unfortunate woman can still marry well
A woman's yes often means no
a woman with a sharp tongue
A daughter born in February is better than a son born in August
Praise one's own family members or close relations excessively
A child surpassing their parent is a sign of a fortunate family
it's the mother's fault that her child's spoiled, and it's the grandmother's that her grandchild is
One should not criticize their own family or master
A child without education is like grain without a loan, both are useless.
A child raised by someone else
The eyes are the mirror of the soul
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Children from a poor family
A person's behavior is influenced by their family background
A child is saved by their mother's virtue
A person of noble or high-ranking descent
Boys and girls are equally precious
Children are a lifelong responsibility
A child's behavior reveals their parents' character, a student's reveals their teacher's
Children of kings and lords are treated with favor and privilege
A child inherits traits from parents
Children and grandchildren of important people often have easier lives
Someone with powerful or influential relatives
Children and grandchildren of important people have an easier life
A child's mistake affects the parent more
There's no need to explain further when the situation is already obvious
Children suffer for their parents' mistakes
A person with bad habits or behavior influencing others
The first child will have grandchildren early
One child but many grandchildren
To argue or quarrel with each other
One person's loss is another's gain
Even a dying person can still cause trouble
People of similar character or nature
The more you scold, the more obedient someone becomes
People of different social classes or backgrounds
If you don't take care of something, it will deteriorate
Someone of lower status or power is oppressed by someone of slightly higher status
to stab someone in the back
Someone is in a very difficult or precarious situation
to take advantage of a situation
A person with a beautiful appearance but bad character
Must rely on others when in a new place
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cái, búa.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cái, con, khỉ.
A romantic and playful proposal of marriage
A bad example to follow
Intelligence and wisdom can overcome difficulties
One mistake leads to another