bẩy bồ cám tám bồ bèo

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Meaning · English

Many troubles come with many children

Literally: seven bowls of rice, eight bowls of vegetables

Examples

Gia đình tôi có bẩy bồ cám tám bồ bèo nên cuộc sống khá vất vảMy family has many children, so life is quite difficult

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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 “bẩy bồ cám tám bồ bèo” mean?

Many troubles come with many children Literally: seven bowls of rice, eight bowls of vegetables

Is “bẩy bồ cám tám bồ bèo” formal or informal?

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