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.