Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bà chết thì khách đầy nhà, ông chết thì mọc cỏ gà đầy sân

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Meaning · English

When the woman dies, the house is filled with guests, but when the man dies, the yard is overgrown with weeds

Literally: Mrs. dies then guest full house, Mr. dies then chicken weed full yard

Examples

Khi bà nội qua đời, nhà tôi chật kín khách, nhưng khi ông nội qua đời, sân nhà tôi mọc đầy cỏ gàWhen my grandmother passed away, our house was packed with guests, but when my grandfather passed away, our yard was overgrown with weeds

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bà chết thì khách đầy nhà, ông chết thì mọc cỏ gà đầy sân” mean?

When the woman dies, the house is filled with guests, but when the man dies, the yard is overgrown with weeds Literally: Mrs. dies then guest full house, Mr. dies then chicken weed full yard

Is “Bà chết thì khách đầy nhà, ông chết thì mọc cỏ gà đầy sân” formal or informal?

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