Con có cha như nhà có nóc, con có mẹ như măng ấp bẹ

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Meaning · English

A child with a father is like a house with a roof, a child with a mother is like a bamboo with its leaves

Literally: Child has father like house has roof, child has mother like bamboo has sheath

Examples

Con có cha như nhà có nóc, con có mẹ như măng ấp bẹ, nên phải biết ơn và nghe lờiA child with a father is like a house with a roof, a child with a mother is like a bamboo with its leaves, so one should be grateful and obey

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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 “Con có cha như nhà có nóc, con có mẹ như măng ấp bẹ” mean?

A child with a father is like a house with a roof, a child with a mother is like a bamboo with its leaves Literally: Child has father like house has roof, child has mother like bamboo has sheath

Is “Con có cha như nhà có nóc, con có mẹ như măng ấp bẹ” formal or informal?

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