Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cha già nhà dột

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An old father and a leaky house symbolize a family's troubles

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Gia đình có nhiều vấn đề

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: old father leaky house

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy thật là cha già nhà dột.His family is really going through tough times.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

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 “Cha già nhà dột” mean?

An old father and a leaky house symbolize a family's troubles Literally: old father leaky house

Is “Cha già nhà dột” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time