Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nuôi lợn ăn cơm không, nuôi tằm ăn cơm nhộng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Raising something that doesn't benefit you

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nuôi dưỡng thứ không mang lại lợi ích

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Literally: Raise pig eat rice no, raise silkworm eat rice pupa

Examples

Nuôi con như nuôi lợn ăn cơm khôngRaising children is like raising pigs that don't eat rice

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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 “Nuôi lợn ăn cơm không, nuôi tằm ăn cơm nhộng” mean?

Raising something that doesn't benefit you Literally: Raise pig eat rice no, raise silkworm eat rice pupa

Is “Nuôi lợn ăn cơm không, nuôi tằm ăn cơm nhộng” formal or informal?

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

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