con vịt mẹ gà
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Meaning · English
A child inherits traits from parents
Literally: duck child, chicken mother
Examples
Cô ấy nói con vịt mẹ gà khi thấy con trai bà đang học nấu ănShe said con vịt mẹ gà when she saw her grandson learning to cook
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “con vịt mẹ gà” mean?
A child inherits traits from parents Literally: duck child, chicken mother
Is “con vịt mẹ gà” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.