Canh suông khéo nấu thì ngon; mẹ già khéo nói thì con đất chồng
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A good cook can make plain soup delicious, and a wise old mother can advise her daughter to have a happy marriage.
Người nấu ăn giỏi có thể làm cho canh đơn giản trở nên ngon, và người mẹ già khôn ngoan có thể tư vấn cho con gái để có một cuộc hôn nhân hạnh phúc
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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 thì ngon; mẹ già khéo nói thì con đất chồng” mean?
A good cook can make plain soup delicious, and a wise old mother can advise her daughter to have a happy marriage. Literally: Plain soup, skillfully cooked is delicious; old mother, skillfully spoken is a good husband and wife
Is “Canh suông khéo nấu thì ngon; mẹ già khéo nói thì con đất chồng” formal or informal?
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