Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồ cha không khóc khóc đống mối, mồ mẹ không khóc khóc bối bòng bong

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Meaning · English

Don't cry over something small when you have bigger problems

Literally: Father's grave not crying, cry over ant hill, mother's grave not crying, cry over banyan tree roots

Examples

Khi bị thất nghiệp thì đừng than thở về việc mất điện thoại, đó là mồ cha không khóc khóc đống mốiWhen unemployed, don't complain about losing your phone, that's like crying over an ant hill when your father's grave is not cried over

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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, mồ mẹ không khóc khóc bối bòng bong” mean?

Don't cry over something small when you have bigger problems Literally: Father's grave not crying, cry over ant hill, mother's grave not crying, cry over banyan tree roots

Is “Mồ cha không khóc khóc đống mối, mồ mẹ không khóc khóc bối bòng bong” formal or informal?

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