Mẹ gà con vịt chắt chiu, mấy đời gì ghẻ nâng niu con chồng
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A mother-in-law treats her daughter-in-law poorly
Examples
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Sources & notes
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?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.