Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

gà mất mẹ

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Meaning · English

A chick that lost the mother hen — cheeping in circles; any charge suddenly unled.

Literally: chicken lost its mother

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 mất mẹ” mean?

A chick that lost the mother hen — cheeping in circles; any charge suddenly unled. Literally: chicken lost its mother

Is “gà mất mẹ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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