Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

gà đẻ rồi gà tục tác,

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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.

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