Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cá không ăn muối cá ươn, con cãi cha mẹ trăm đường con hư

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Meaning · English

If children disobey their parents, they will go astray

Literally: Fish not eating salt, fish rotten; child disobeying parents, child spoiled in hundred ways

Examples

Con cái phải biết nghe lời cha mẹ, nếu không sẽ giống như cá không ăn muối cá ươn, con cãi cha mẹ trăm đường con hưChildren must listen to their parents, or they will be like fish that don't eat salt and spoil, and children who disobey their parents will go astray in a hundred ways

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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 không ăn muối cá ươn, con cãi cha mẹ trăm đường con hư” mean?

If children disobey their parents, they will go astray Literally: Fish not eating salt, fish rotten; child disobeying parents, child spoiled in hundred ways

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

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