Con nuổi con nuôi chẳng bằng con b... làm ra

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Meaning · English

It's better to have children who can support you than to raise many

Literally: children raised, children nourished not equal to children born

Examples

Gia đình tôi chỉ có một người con nhưng chúng tôi luôn nói con nuôi con chẳng bằng con mình làm raMy family has only one child but we always say it's better to have children who can support you than to raise many

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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 nuổi con nuôi chẳng bằng con b... làm ra” mean?

It's better to have children who can support you than to raise many Literally: children raised, children nourished not equal to children born

Is “Con nuổi con nuôi chẳng bằng con b... làm ra” formal or informal?

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

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