đói lòng ăn hột chà là, để cơm nuôi mẹ, mẹ già yếu răng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Hungry, I eat date-palm fruit and keep the rice for mother — her teeth are old and weak — filial piety at its plainest table.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đói lòng ăn hột chà là, để cơm nuôi mẹ, mẹ già yếu răng” mean?
Hungry, I eat date-palm fruit and keep the rice for mother — her teeth are old and weak — filial piety at its plainest table.
Is “đói lòng ăn hột chà là, để cơm nuôi mẹ, mẹ già yếu răng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.