Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ông lão sáu mươi còn nuôi con mọn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An old person still has to support their young children

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người già vẫn phải nuôi con nhỏ

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Literally: Sixty-year-old man still raises small children

Examples

Bố mẹ ông lão sáu mươi còn nuôi con mọn, thật là vất vảThe old man's parents are sixty and still have to support their young children, it's really tough

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ông lão sáu mươi còn nuôi con mọn” mean?

An old person still has to support their young children Literally: Sixty-year-old man still raises small children

Is “Ông lão sáu mươi còn nuôi con mọn” formal or informal?

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

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