Con hát mẹ khen hay
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Meaning · English
Praising one's own family members or close associates
Literally: The child sings, the mother praises as being good
Examples
Anh ấy luôn nói tốt về sản phẩm của công ty mình, đúng là con hát mẹ khen hayHe always speaks well of his company's products, it's a case of con hát mẹ khen hay
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Con hát mẹ khen hay” mean?
Praising one's own family members or close associates Literally: The child sings, the mother praises as being good
Is “Con hát mẹ khen hay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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