Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cá chẳng ăn muối cá ươn, con cưỡng cha mẹ trăm đường con hư

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Meaning · English

A child will go astray if not guided by parents

Literally: Fish don't eat salt, fish rot; child oppose parents, child corrupt in hundreds of ways

Examples

Cá chẳng ăn muối cá ươn, con cưỡng cha mẹ trăm đường con hư, gia đình tôi thật sự gặp vấn đềMy family is really having problems, fish don't eat salt, fish rot; child oppose parents, child corrupt in hundreds of ways

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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 “Cá chẳng ăn muối cá ươn, con cưỡng cha mẹ trăm đường con hư” mean?

A child will go astray if not guided by parents Literally: Fish don't eat salt, fish rot; child oppose parents, child corrupt in hundreds of ways

Is “Cá chẳng ăn muối cá ươn, con cưỡng cha mẹ trăm đường con hư” formal or informal?

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