mùa hè nuôi con, mùa đông ấp trứng
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Meaning · English
To be prepared for the future
Literally: summer raises children, winter incubates eggs
Examples
Gia đình tôi luôn mùa hè nuôi con, mùa đông ấp trứng để không phải lo lắng khi về giàMy family always saves for the future so we don't have to worry when we're old
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mùa hè nuôi con, mùa đông ấp trứng” mean?
To be prepared for the future Literally: summer raises children, winter incubates eggs
Is “mùa hè nuôi con, mùa đông ấp trứng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.