Mấy đời bánh đúc có xương, mấy đời dì ghẻ mà thương con chồng

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Meaning · English

Some things are inherently bad by nature

Literally: Some generations of rice cake have bones, some generations of cruel aunts love their husband's children

Examples

Cô ta là dì ghẻ, mấy đời bánh đúc có xương màShe's a cruel aunt, some things are just bad by nature

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Mấy đời bánh đúc có xương, mấy đời dì ghẻ mà thương con chồng” mean?

Some things are inherently bad by nature Literally: Some generations of rice cake have bones, some generations of cruel aunts love their husband's children

Is “Mấy đời bánh đúc có xương, mấy đời dì ghẻ mà thương con chồng” formal or informal?

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