Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Meaning · English

Orphans suffer greatly

Literally: Fatherless child eats rice with fish, motherless child licks the market gate

Examples

Mồ côi cha ăn cơm với cá, mồ côi mẹ liếm lá đầu chợ, nên việc nuôi dạy con mồ côi rất quan trọngOrphans suffer greatly, so it's crucial to take care of them

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

Orphans suffer greatly Literally: Fatherless child eats rice with fish, motherless child licks the market gate

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

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