Đứa ở ba mùa, thầy chùa ba năm

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Meaning · English

A child forgets its mother after three months, but a student never forgets his teacher

Literally: Child at three months, monk at three years

Examples

Cậu bé luôn nhớ ơn thầy giáo đã dạy dỗ mìnhThe boy always remembered the kindness of the teacher who taught him

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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 “Đứa ở ba mùa, thầy chùa ba năm” mean?

A child forgets its mother after three months, but a student never forgets his teacher Literally: Child at three months, monk at three years

Is “Đứa ở ba mùa, thầy chùa ba năm” formal or informal?

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