Mẹ gà con vịt chắt chiu, mấy đời gì ghẻ nâng niu con chồng

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Meaning · English

A mother-in-law treats her daughter-in-law poorly

Literally: Mother chicken, child duck, scrape and pick, many generations of lice pamper the son's wife

Examples

Bà mẹ tôi luôn đối xử với vợ con trai như mẹ gà con vịt chắt chiu, mấy đời gì ghẻ nâng niu con chồngMy mother always treats her son's wife poorly, like the proverb says

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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.

Common questions

What does “Mẹ gà con vịt chắt chiu, mấy đời gì ghẻ nâng niu con chồng” mean?

A mother-in-law treats her daughter-in-law poorly Literally: Mother chicken, child duck, scrape and pick, many generations of lice pamper the son's wife

Is “Mẹ gà con vịt chắt chiu, mấy đời gì ghẻ nâng niu con chồng” formal or informal?

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