Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ

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Meaning · English

Cry over nothing, or make a fuss over a trivial matter

Literally: Dead father eat rice with fish, dead mother lick leaf at market head

Examples

Cậu ấy chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ vì mất một món đồ nhỏ.He cried over nothing, or made a fuss over a trivial matter, because he lost a small item.

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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 liếm lá đầu chợ” mean?

Cry over nothing, or make a fuss over a trivial matter Literally: Dead father eat rice with fish, dead mother lick leaf at market head

Is “Chết cha ăn cơm với cá, chết mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ” formal or informal?

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

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