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.
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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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