Mẹ nuôi con biển hồ lai láng, con nuôi mẹ kể tháng kể ngày

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Meaning · English

Children should take care of their parents as a return for their upbringing

Literally: Mother raises child by the sea, lake, and forest, child raises mother by the month and day

Examples

Sau khi mẹ bị ốm, tôi đã phải nghỉ việc để chăm sóc bà theo đúng câu nói mẹ nuôi con biển hồ lai láng, con nuôi mẹ kể tháng kể ngàyAfter my mother fell ill, I had to quit my job to take care of her, following the saying that children should take care of their parents as a return for their upbringing

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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 nuôi con biển hồ lai láng, con nuôi mẹ kể tháng kể ngày” mean?

Children should take care of their parents as a return for their upbringing Literally: Mother raises child by the sea, lake, and forest, child raises mother by the month and day

Is “Mẹ nuôi con biển hồ lai láng, con nuôi mẹ kể tháng kể ngày” formal or informal?

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