Lúa trổ mâm xôi, đầy nổi chồng vợ

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Meaning · English

A good deed is repaid with ingratitude

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một hành động tốt được trả đũa bằng sự bất mãn

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Literally: Rice blooms with thorns, full of husband and wife

Examples

Anh ấy giúp họ nhiều lần, nhưng họ trả ơn anh như lúa trổ mâm xôi, đầy nổi chồng vợ.He helped them many times, but they repaid him with ingratitude, like rice blooming with thorns, full of conflict.

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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 “Lúa trổ mâm xôi, đầy nổi chồng vợ” mean?

A good deed is repaid with ingratitude Literally: Rice blooms with thorns, full of husband and wife

Is “Lúa trổ mâm xôi, đầy nổi chồng vợ” formal or informal?

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