Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt, chín đụn mười con cũng lìa

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Meaning · English

Even many children cannot keep a bad marriage together

Literally: Rice is not good, soup is not sweet, ten children also leave

Examples

Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt, chín đụn mười con cũng lìa, họ đã ly hônThe food was not good, the marriage was not sweet, even with ten children they still got divorced

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt, chín đụn mười con cũng lìa” mean?

Even many children cannot keep a bad marriage together Literally: Rice is not good, soup is not sweet, ten children also leave

Is “Cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt, chín đụn mười con cũng lìa” formal or informal?

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

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