Một con tội sống, hai con tội chết, ba con hết tội

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Meaning · English

One child brings worry, two bring trouble, three bring no more worry

Literally: One child guilty live, two children guilty die, three children no guilty

Examples

Gia đình tôi có ba người con, nên ông bà nói một con tội sống, hai con tội chết, ba con hết tộiMy family has three kids, so my grandparents say one child brings worry, two bring trouble, three bring no more worry

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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 “Một con tội sống, hai con tội chết, ba con hết tội” mean?

One child brings worry, two bring trouble, three bring no more worry Literally: One child guilty live, two children guilty die, three children no guilty

Is “Một con tội sống, hai con tội chết, ba con hết tội” formal or informal?

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