Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ác đẻ ác la, gà đẻ gà cục tác

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Meaning · English

Literally: Evil gives birth to evil noise, chicken gives birth to chicken flock

Examples

Người cha là kẻ trộm cướp, con trai cũng theo đuổi cuộc sống tội phạm, ác đẻ ác la, gà đẻ gà cục tácThe father is a thief, the son also pursues a life of crime, evil begets evil, and good begets good

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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 “Ác đẻ ác la, gà đẻ gà cục tác” mean?

Evil begets evil, and good begets good Literally: Evil gives birth to evil noise, chicken gives birth to chicken flock

Is “Ác đẻ ác la, gà đẻ gà cục tác” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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