Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quan họ thịt gà, giỗ cha thịt ếch

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Meaning · English

Spend money according to one's means

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Literally: Official meat chicken, father's death meat frog

Examples

Gia đình tôi không giàu có, nên chúng tôi chỉ có thể quan họ thịt gà, giỗ cha thịt ếchMy family is not rich, so we can only afford chicken for Tet and frog for my father's death anniversary

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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 “Quan họ thịt gà, giỗ cha thịt ếch” mean?

Spend money according to one's means Literally: Official meat chicken, father's death meat frog

Is “Quan họ thịt gà, giỗ cha thịt ếch” formal or informal?

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