Dì ruột thương cháu như con, rủi mà không mẹ cháu còn cậy trông

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Meaning · English

Aunts care for their nieces and nephews like their own children, especially when the parents are absent

Literally: Aunt loves nephew like child, unlucky without child's mother, still rely on aunt

Examples

Khi bố mẹ tôi đi công tác, dì ruột thương cháu như con, rủi mà không mẹ cháu còn cậy trôngWhen my parents went to work, my aunt cared for me like her own child, and if my mother wasn't around, I could still rely on her

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

Common questions

What does “Dì ruột thương cháu như con, rủi mà không mẹ cháu còn cậy trông” mean?

Aunts care for their nieces and nephews like their own children, especially when the parents are absent Literally: Aunt loves nephew like child, unlucky without child's mother, still rely on aunt

Is “Dì ruột thương cháu như con, rủi mà không mẹ cháu còn cậy trông” formal or informal?

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