Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ đội đá lên đường

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Meaning · English

To be completely heartless and ungrateful

Literally: When father dies eat rice with fish, when mother dies carry rock on the road

Examples

Anh ta thật vô cảm, chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ đội đá lên đườngHe's so heartless, when his father died he ate rice with fish, when his mother died he carried a rock on the road

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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 “Chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ đội đá lên đường” mean?

To be completely heartless and ungrateful Literally: When father dies eat rice with fish, when mother dies carry rock on the road

Is “Chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ đội đá lên đường” formal or informal?

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

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