Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sẩy cha ăn cơm với cá, sẩy mẹ liếm lá ngoài chợ

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Meaning · English

Disrespecting one's parents

Literally: Father drops rice with fish, mother licks leaves in the market

Examples

Anh ấy sẩy cha ăn cơm với cá, sẩy mẹ liếm lá ngoài chợ khi cãi lại bố mẹHe disrespected his parents by talking back to 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 ngoài chợ” mean?

Disrespecting one's parents Literally: Father drops rice with fish, mother licks leaves in the market

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

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

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