Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gạo chợ một tiền mười thưng, để con nhịn đói vì chưng không tiền

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Meaning · English

Sacrificing one's children for the sake of appearances

Literally: rice at the market costs one coin ten baskets, but leave the child to starve because there is no money

Examples

Người ta sẵn sàng mua đồ đắt tiền để khoe giàu, nhưng lại để con mình nhịn đói vì chưng không tiềnPeople are willing to buy expensive things to show off their wealth, but leave their children to starve because they have no money

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gạo chợ một tiền mười thưng, để con nhịn đói vì chưng không tiền” mean?

Sacrificing one's children for the sake of appearances Literally: rice at the market costs one coin ten baskets, but leave the child to starve because there is no money

Is “Gạo chợ một tiền mười thưng, để con nhịn đói vì chưng không tiền” formal or informal?

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

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