Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mẹ nuôi con dùng dùng nén nén, con nuôi mẹ không được một nẹn trong tay

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Meaning · English

Parents make sacrifices for their children

Literally: Mother raises child pinch pinch, child raises mother not even a pinch in hand

Examples

Mẹ tôi đã hi sinh nhiều để cho tôi có cuộc sống tốt đẹp hơnMy mother has sacrificed a lot to give me a better life

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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 dùng dùng nén nén, con nuôi mẹ không được một nẹn trong tay” mean?

Parents make sacrifices for their children Literally: Mother raises child pinch pinch, child raises mother not even a pinch in hand

Is “Mẹ nuôi con dùng dùng nén nén, con nuôi mẹ không được một nẹn trong tay” formal or informal?

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

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