Ba tháng biết lẫy, bẩy tháng biết bò, chín tháng lò dò biết đi

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Meaning · English

A child develops rapidly in the first few months of life

Literally: Three months know how to lean, seven months know how to crawl, nine months struggle to walk

Examples

Cháu nội tôi chỉ mới ba tháng tuổi mà đã biết lẫyMy grandson is only three months old but already knows how to lean

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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 tháng biết lẫy, bẩy tháng biết bò, chín tháng lò dò biết đi” mean?

A child develops rapidly in the first few months of life Literally: Three months know how to lean, seven months know how to crawl, nine months struggle to walk

Is “Ba tháng biết lẫy, bẩy tháng biết bò, chín tháng lò dò biết đi” formal or informal?

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

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