Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

quạ quạ nuôi con tu hú

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Meaning · English

The crow raising the koel's chick — labor donated to a squatter; the lazy bird's egg hatched by another's warmth.

Literally: crow rears the koel's young

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 “quạ quạ nuôi con tu hú” mean?

The crow raising the koel's chick — labor donated to a squatter; the lazy bird's egg hatched by another's warmth. Literally: crow rears the koel's young

Is “quạ quạ nuôi con tu hú” formal or informal?

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

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