nhơn bất tri kỳ tử chi ác, bất tri kỳ miêu chi thạc
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
No parent knows their child's faults, no farmer his rice's height — doting blinds and greed never fills.
Literally: none knows their son's evil, none their sprouts' fatness
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nhơn bất tri kỳ tử chi ác, bất tri kỳ miêu chi thạc” mean?
No parent knows their child's faults, no farmer his rice's height — doting blinds and greed never fills. Literally: none knows their son's evil, none their sprouts' fatness
Is “nhơn bất tri kỳ tử chi ác, bất tri kỳ miêu chi thạc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.