Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồ côi cha ăn cơm mấy cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ

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Meaning · English

Orphaned children suffer greatly

Literally: Fatherless orphans eat rice with a few fish, motherless orphans lick the leaves of the market gate

Examples

Mồ côi cha ăn cơm mấy cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ, nên chúng ta phải giúp đỡ những đứa trẻ không may mắnOrphaned children suffer greatly, so we should help those unfortunate kids

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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 mấy cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ” mean?

Orphaned children suffer greatly Literally: Fatherless orphans eat rice with a few fish, motherless orphans lick the leaves of the market gate

Is “Mồ côi cha ăn cơm mấy cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ” formal or informal?

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