Cây khô chưa dễ mọc chồi, mẹ già chưa dễ ở đời với con

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Meaning · English

Old people still have difficulties in life despite having children

Literally: Dry tree not easy to grow sprouts, old mother not easy to live with child

Examples

Mẹ tôi già rồi, vẫn phải làm việc để kiếm tiền, thật là 'cây khô chưa dễ mọc chồi, mẹ già chưa dễ ở đời với con'My mother is old, but she still has to work to earn money, it's really 'old people still have difficulties in life despite having children'

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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.

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What does “Cây khô chưa dễ mọc chồi, mẹ già chưa dễ ở đời với con” mean?

Old people still have difficulties in life despite having children Literally: Dry tree not easy to grow sprouts, old mother not easy to live with child

Is “Cây khô chưa dễ mọc chồi, mẹ già chưa dễ ở đời với con” formal or informal?

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