Đẻ con khôn, mát l... rời rọi, đẻ con dại, thảm hại cái
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Having a smart child brings joy, but a foolish one brings trouble
Có con thông minh mang lại niềm vui, nhưng con ngu dốt mang lại rắc rối
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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 khôn, mát l... rời rọi, đẻ con dại, thảm hại cái” mean?
Having a smart child brings joy, but a foolish one brings trouble Literally: Give birth to smart child, happy and delighted, give birth to foolish child, disastrous
Is “Đẻ con khôn, mát l... rời rọi, đẻ con dại, thảm hại cái” formal or informal?
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