Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nuôi lợn lấy mỡ, nuôi người đỡ chân tay

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Meaning · English

Raising children is like investing in one's future care

Literally: Raise pigs for lard, raise people for hands and feet

Examples

Nuôi con giống như nuôi lợn lấy mỡ, nuôi người đỡ chân tayRaising children is like raising pigs for lard, raising people for hands and feet

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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 lấy mỡ, nuôi người đỡ chân tay” mean?

Raising children is like investing in one's future care Literally: Raise pigs for lard, raise people for hands and feet

Is “Nuôi lợn lấy mỡ, nuôi người đỡ chân tay” formal or informal?

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

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