Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

con không khóc mẹ chẳng cho bú

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Meaning · English

The child that doesn't cry gets no milk — needs unvoiced go unfed.

Literally: child not crying, mother gives no breast

Examples

Con khóc mẹ mới cho bú, im thì thiệt.The crying child gets the milk — silence goes hungry.

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 “con không khóc mẹ chẳng cho bú” mean?

The child that doesn't cry gets no milk — needs unvoiced go unfed. Literally: child not crying, mother gives no breast

Is “con không khóc mẹ chẳng cho bú” formal or informal?

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

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