không công cha ăn công cốc Không nghĩa mẹ có ngồi liếm đĩa
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Meaning · English
Without father's labor you'd eat empty air; without mother's care you'd sit licking plates — the blunt accounting of what parents provide.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “không công cha ăn công cốc Không nghĩa mẹ có ngồi liếm đĩa” mean?
Without father's labor you'd eat empty air; without mother's care you'd sit licking plates — the blunt accounting of what parents provide.
Is “không công cha ăn công cốc Không nghĩa mẹ có ngồi liếm đĩa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.