Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mẹ nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể, con nuôi mẹ con kể từng ngày

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Meaning · English

Children should repay their parents' kindness and care

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con nên trả ơn sự chăm sóc của cha mẹ

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Literally: Mother raises child by sky by sea, child raises mother counts every day

Examples

Mẹ tôi đã hy sinh nhiều nên bây giờ tôi phải cố gắng chăm sóc mẹ cho tốtMy mother has sacrificed a lot, so now I must try to take good care of her

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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 nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể, con nuôi mẹ con kể từng ngày” mean?

Children should repay their parents' kindness and care Literally: Mother raises child by sky by sea, child raises mother counts every day

Is “Mẹ nuôi con bằng trời bằng bể, con nuôi mẹ con kể từng ngày” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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