Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

năm cha ba mẹ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Five fathers, three mothers — provenance hopelessly mixed; a jumble of origins.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nguồn gốc hỗn độn, không rõ ràng

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Literally: five fathers, three mothers

Examples

Đồ góp nhặt năm cha ba mẹ.A five-fathers-three-mothers jumble of parts.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “năm cha ba mẹ” mean?

Five fathers, three mothers — provenance hopelessly mixed; a jumble of origins. Literally: five fathers, three mothers

Is “năm cha ba mẹ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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