Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cha già nuôi con muộn, mạ già sâu nước ăn

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Meaning · English

Old parents raising late-born children struggle financially

Literally: Old father raises late child, old mother digs water to eat

Examples

Gia đình ông ấy phải đối mặt với nhiều khó khăn vì cha già nuôi con muộn, mạ già sâu nước ănHis family faced many difficulties because the old father was raising a late-born child and the old mother had to dig for water to eat

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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 nuôi con muộn, mạ già sâu nước ăn” mean?

Old parents raising late-born children struggle financially Literally: Old father raises late child, old mother digs water to eat

Is “Cha già nuôi con muộn, mạ già sâu nước ăn” formal or informal?

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

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