Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồ cha không khóc, khóc đống mối, đầu mẹ không bới, đi bới mớ bòng bong

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Meaning · English

Criticize others' minor faults while ignoring one's own bigger problems

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phán xét những lỗi nhỏ của người khác trong khi bỏ qua những vấn đề lớn của mình

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Literally: Don't cry for father's grave, cry for ant hill, don't groom mother's hair, go groom messy hair

Examples

Anh ấy hay phán xét người khác, mà quên mất mình cũng có lỗi, giống như mồ cha không khóc, khóc đống mối, đầu mẹ không bới, đi bới mớ bòng bongHe often judges others, but forgets his own mistakes, just like not crying for his father's grave, but crying for an ant hill, not grooming his mother's hair, but going to groom a messy hair

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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 “Mồ cha không khóc, khóc đống mối, đầu mẹ không bới, đi bới mớ bòng bong” mean?

Criticize others' minor faults while ignoring one's own bigger problems Literally: Don't cry for father's grave, cry for ant hill, don't groom mother's hair, go groom messy hair

Is “Mồ cha không khóc, khóc đống mối, đầu mẹ không bới, đi bới mớ bòng bong” formal or informal?

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