Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồ côi cha ăn cơm với cá, mồ côi mẹ lót lá nằm đường

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Meaning · English

Orphaned children suffer greatly

Literally: Fatherless orphans eat rice with fish, motherless orphans sleep on the road with leaves

Examples

Sau khi cha mẹ qua đời, cô bé phải đối mặt với thực tại 'Mồ côi cha ăn cơm với cá, mồ côi mẹ lót lá nằm đường'After her parents passed away, the girl had to face the reality of being an orphan

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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 lót lá nằm đường” mean?

Orphaned children suffer greatly Literally: Fatherless orphans eat rice with fish, motherless orphans sleep on the road with leaves

Is “Mồ côi cha ăn cơm với cá, mồ côi mẹ lót lá nằm đường” formal or informal?

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