Không đẻ không thương, không máu không xót

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Meaning · English

Those unrelated by blood or birth have no obligations to each other

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Những người không có quan hệ huyết thống thì không có nghĩa vụ với nhau

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Literally: No birth no love, no blood no pity

Examples

Không đẻ không thương, không máu không xót, nên anh ta không giúp gì cho người ngoài gia đìnhThose unrelated by blood or birth have no obligations to each other, so he didn't help anyone outside his family

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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 “Không đẻ không thương, không máu không xót” mean?

Those unrelated by blood or birth have no obligations to each other Literally: No birth no love, no blood no pity

Is “Không đẻ không thương, không máu không xót” formal or informal?

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