Đẻ con chẳng dạy, chẳng răn, thà rằng nuôi lợn cho ăn lấy lòng

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Meaning · English

To raise children without discipline or guidance is as useless as raising pigs

Literally: Give birth to children, don't teach, don't admonish, it's better to raise pigs to eat and take care of

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy quá nuông chiều con cái, đẻ con chẳng dạy, chẳng răn, thà rằng nuôi lợn cho ăn lấy lòngHis family spoils their children too much, they don't teach or discipline them, it's like raising pigs just to eat and take care of

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đẻ con chẳng dạy, chẳng răn, thà rằng nuôi lợn cho ăn lấy lòng” mean?

To raise children without discipline or guidance is as useless as raising pigs Literally: Give birth to children, don't teach, don't admonish, it's better to raise pigs to eat and take care of

Is “Đẻ con chẳng dạy, chẳng răn, thà rằng nuôi lợn cho ăn lấy lòng” formal or informal?

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