Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sẩy cha ăn cơm với cá, sẩy mẹ liếm lá gặm xương

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Meaning · English

Disrespecting one's parents

Literally: Father's fall eats rice with fish, mother's fall licks leaf and gnaws bone

Examples

Anh ấy sẩy cha ăn cơm với cá, sẩy mẹ liếm lá gặm xương khi nói xấu bố mẹHe disrespected his parents by speaking ill of them

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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 “Sẩy cha ăn cơm với cá, sẩy mẹ liếm lá gặm xương” mean?

Disrespecting one's parents Literally: Father's fall eats rice with fish, mother's fall licks leaf and gnaws bone

Is “Sẩy cha ăn cơm với cá, sẩy mẹ liếm lá gặm xương” formal or informal?

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

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