bà khen con bà tốt
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Meaning · English
A mother praises her own child
Literally: mother praises child of mother
Examples
Bà khen con bà tốt, nhưng tôi không thấy gì đặc biệtThe mother praises her own child as good, but I don't see anything special
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bà khen con bà tốt” mean?
A mother praises her own child Literally: mother praises child of mother
Is “bà khen con bà tốt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.