gà đẻ rồi gà tục tác,
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The hen lays, then cackles the alarm — doing the deed and raising the cry, as if another did it.
Literally: hen lays, then goes cluck-cluck
Examples
Chính nó làm rồi la lên, gà đẻ gà tục tác.He did it himself and sounded the alarm — the hen cackling over her own egg.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “gà đẻ rồi gà tục tác,” mean?
The hen lays, then cackles the alarm — doing the deed and raising the cry, as if another did it. Literally: hen lays, then goes cluck-cluck
Is “gà đẻ rồi gà tục tác,” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.