Chẳng đẻ chẳng thương, đường rậm lắm ễnh ương

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Meaning · English

Neither giving birth nor showing affection, yet still interfering

Literally: Not giving birth not loving, road bushy many ễnh ương

Examples

Bà ấy chẳng đẻ chẳng thương, đường rậm lắm ễnh ương, cứ vào nhà người ta dạy điều này điều kiaShe neither gives birth nor shows affection, yet still interferes in other people's business, teaching them this and that

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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.

Common questions

What does “Chẳng đẻ chẳng thương, đường rậm lắm ễnh ương” mean?

Neither giving birth nor showing affection, yet still interfering Literally: Not giving birth not loving, road bushy many ễnh ương

Is “Chẳng đẻ chẳng thương, đường rậm lắm ễnh ương” formal or informal?

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