Canh suông khéo nấu cũng ngon, mẹ già khéo nói thời con đắt chồng

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Meaning · English

Even a bad situation can be improved with skill and effort

Literally: Plain soup, skillfully cooked is also delicious, old mother skillfully speaks then child gets a good husband

Examples

Cô ấy khéo léo xử lý tình huống khó khăn nên mọi việc đều ổnShe skillfully handled the difficult situation so everything was fine

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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 “Canh suông khéo nấu cũng ngon, mẹ già khéo nói thời con đắt chồng” mean?

Even a bad situation can be improved with skill and effort Literally: Plain soup, skillfully cooked is also delicious, old mother skillfully speaks then child gets a good husband

Is “Canh suông khéo nấu cũng ngon, mẹ già khéo nói thời con đắt chồng” formal or informal?

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