khi lành cho nhau ăn cháy, khi dữ mắng nhau cạy nồi
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Meaning · English
Fond, they share the crust; furious, they curse over the scrapings — affection swinging pot-to-pot.
Literally: kind: give the rice crust; cruel: scold over the scrapings
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 “khi lành cho nhau ăn cháy, khi dữ mắng nhau cạy nồi” mean?
Fond, they share the crust; furious, they curse over the scrapings — affection swinging pot-to-pot. Literally: kind: give the rice crust; cruel: scold over the scrapings
Is “khi lành cho nhau ăn cháy, khi dữ mắng nhau cạy nồi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.