Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ba đồng đeo bị là chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon vẫn là con ở

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Meaning · English

No matter how successful, children should still respect their parents

Literally: three coins worn as a belt is an older sister doing business, white rice and delicious fish is still a child at home

Examples

Dù anh thành công đến mấy, thì cũng vẫn phải biết ơn bố mẹ, như câu nói ba đồng đeo bị là chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon vẫn là con ởNo matter how successful he is, he should still be grateful to his parents, as the saying goes, ba đồng đeo bị là chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon vẫn là con ở

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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 “Ba đồng đeo bị là chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon vẫn là con ở” mean?

No matter how successful, children should still respect their parents Literally: three coins worn as a belt is an older sister doing business, white rice and delicious fish is still a child at home

Is “Ba đồng đeo bị là chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon vẫn là con ở” formal or informal?

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