Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồ côi cha ăn cơm cùng cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá gặm xương

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Meaning · English

Orphans suffer greatly

Literally: Fatherless children eat rice with fish, motherless children lick leaves and gnaw bones

Examples

Sau khi mất bố mẹ, cô bé phải đối mặt với nhiều khó khăn, thật là 'Mồ côi cha ăn cơm cùng cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá gặm xương'After losing her parents, the girl had to face many difficulties, it's true that 'Orphans suffer greatly'

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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 côi cha ăn cơm cùng cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá gặm xương” mean?

Orphans suffer greatly Literally: Fatherless children eat rice with fish, motherless children lick leaves and gnaw bones

Is “Mồ côi cha ăn cơm cùng cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá gặm xương” formal or informal?

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