Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đẻ con nào, cắt rốn con ấy

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Meaning · English

Those who give birth to a problem must solve it

Literally: Give birth to which child, cut the umbilical cord of which child

Examples

Công ty đã đẻ con nào, cắt rốn con ấy, không thể đẩy trách nhiệm cho người khácThe company has to solve the problem it created, it cannot push the responsibility to others

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

Common questions

What does “Đẻ con nào, cắt rốn con ấy” mean?

Those who give birth to a problem must solve it Literally: Give birth to which child, cut the umbilical cord of which child

Is “Đẻ con nào, cắt rốn con ấy” formal or informal?

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

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