đông Thành là mẹ là cha, đói cơm rách áo thì ra Đông Thành
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Meaning · English
When in extreme poverty, one has no choice but to rely on others
Literally: East Fortress is mother is father, hungry for rice torn clothes then go to East Fortress
Examples
Khi mất việc, anh ấy nhớ câu đông Thành là mẹ là cha, đói cơm rách áo thì ra Đông Thành và quyết định đi xin giúp đỡWhen he lost his job, he recalled the saying and decided to seek help
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đông Thành là mẹ là cha, đói cơm rách áo thì ra Đông Thành” mean?
When in extreme poverty, one has no choice but to rely on others Literally: East Fortress is mother is father, hungry for rice torn clothes then go to East Fortress
Is “đông Thành là mẹ là cha, đói cơm rách áo thì ra Đông Thành” formal or informal?
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