mẹ hát con khen hay
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Meaning · English
Praise or agree with someone because of a personal relationship
Literally: mother sings child praises good
Examples
Giáo sư ấy luôn bảo vệ học trò của mình, đúng là mẹ hát con khen hayThat professor always defends his student, it's really a case of mother sings child praises good
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mẹ hát con khen hay” mean?
Praise or agree with someone because of a personal relationship Literally: mother sings child praises good
Is “mẹ hát con khen hay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.