Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

sểnh nạ quạ tha

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Meaning · English

Stray from mother and the crow carries you off — the unwatched small are the taken small.

Literally: slip from the dam, the crow snatches

Examples

Sểnh nạ quạ tha, trông con cho kỹ.Out of mother's sight is into the crow's beak — watch the child.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “sểnh nạ quạ tha” mean?

Stray from mother and the crow carries you off — the unwatched small are the taken small. Literally: slip from the dam, the crow snatches

Is “sểnh nạ quạ tha” formal or informal?

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

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