Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cùng một con mẹ con cha, con thì chín rưỡi con ba mươi đồng

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Meaning · English

Children from the same parents can be very different

Literally: Same mother and father, some ripe at 15, some at 30

Examples

Anh ấy học giỏi nhưng em thì phải cố gắng, cùng một con mẹ con cha, con thì chín rưỡi con ba mươi đồngHe is smart but his sibling has to try hard, same mother and father, some ripe at 15, some at 30

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cùng một con mẹ con cha, con thì chín rưỡi con ba mươi đồng” mean?

Children from the same parents can be very different Literally: Same mother and father, some ripe at 15, some at 30

Is “Cùng một con mẹ con cha, con thì chín rưỡi con ba mươi đồng” formal or informal?

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

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