Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sợ mẹ sợ cha chẳng bằng sợ tháng ba ngày dài

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Meaning · English

Fear of poverty is worse than fear of parents

Literally: fear mother fear father not equal to fear March day long

Examples

Tôi sợ tháng ba ngày dài hơn sợ bị la mắng.I fear the long days of March more than being scolded.

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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 “Sợ mẹ sợ cha chẳng bằng sợ tháng ba ngày dài” mean?

Fear of poverty is worse than fear of parents Literally: fear mother fear father not equal to fear March day long

Is “Sợ mẹ sợ cha chẳng bằng sợ tháng ba ngày dài” formal or informal?

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

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