Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một mẹ già bằng ba lần cửa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An old mother is more valuable than three doctors

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mẹ già quý hơn ba thầy thuốc

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Literally: One old mother equals three doors

Examples

Bà tôi đã dạy tôi cách chữa bệnh bằng thuốc nam, thật là một mẹ già bằng ba lần cửaMy grandmother taught me how to treat illness with herbal medicine, she's truly one old mother equal to three doctors

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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 “Một mẹ già bằng ba lần cửa” mean?

An old mother is more valuable than three doctors Literally: One old mother equals three doors

Is “Một mẹ già bằng ba lần cửa” formal or informal?

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