Cha mẹ nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể, con nuôi cha mẹ con kể từng ngày
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Children should repay their parents' upbringing with filial piety
Examples
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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 mẹ nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể, con nuôi cha mẹ con kể từng ngày” mean?
Children should repay their parents' upbringing with filial piety Literally: Parents raise children by heaven by sea, children raise parents count every day
Is “Cha mẹ nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể, con nuôi cha mẹ con kể từng ngày” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.