chúa vắng nhà gà mọc đuôi tôm
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Meaning · English
Master away, the chicken sprouts a shrimp's tail — absence promotes the barnyard instantly.
Literally: lord absent, hen grows the shrimp tail
Examples
Sếp đi vắng, chúa vắng nhà gà mọc đuôi tôm.Boss away — the hens sprout shrimp tails.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chúa vắng nhà gà mọc đuôi tôm” mean?
Master away, the chicken sprouts a shrimp's tail — absence promotes the barnyard instantly. Literally: lord absent, hen grows the shrimp tail
Is “chúa vắng nhà gà mọc đuôi tôm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.