cha mẹ cú đẻ con tiên
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Owl parents, fairy child — a splendid child of unpromising stock.
Literally: owl father-mother bears a fairy child
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cha mẹ cú đẻ con tiên” mean?
Owl parents, fairy child — a splendid child of unpromising stock. Literally: owl father-mother bears a fairy child
Is “cha mẹ cú đẻ con tiên” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.