Khó thì hết thảo hết ngay, công cha cũng bỏ nghĩa thày cũng quên

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Meaning · English

In difficult times, even family ties and friendships can be abandoned

Literally: When hard then finish grass finish rope, father's merit also abandon teacher's kindness also forget

Examples

Khi công ty gặp khó khăn, anh đã bỏ cả bạn bè và đồng nghiệpWhen the company faced difficulties, he abandoned both friends and colleagues

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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 “Khó thì hết thảo hết ngay, công cha cũng bỏ nghĩa thày cũng quên” mean?

In difficult times, even family ties and friendships can be abandoned Literally: When hard then finish grass finish rope, father's merit also abandon teacher's kindness also forget

Is “Khó thì hết thảo hết ngay, công cha cũng bỏ nghĩa thày cũng quên” formal or informal?

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