Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sống thì con chẳng cho ăn, chết thì xôi thịt làm văn tế ruồi

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Meaning · English

Those who do not help when alive are useless

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Những người không giúp đỡ khi còn sống là vô ích

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Literally: When alive, children don't feed you, when dead, sticky rice and meat are used to worship flies

Examples

Anh ấy sống thì không giúp gì cho gia đình, thật là sống thì con chẳng cho ăn, chết thì xôi thịt làm văn tế ruồiHe didn't help his family when he was alive, it's true that when alive, children don't feed you, when dead, sticky rice and meat are used to worship flies

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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 “Sống thì con chẳng cho ăn, chết thì xôi thịt làm văn tế ruồi” mean?

Those who do not help when alive are useless Literally: When alive, children don't feed you, when dead, sticky rice and meat are used to worship flies

Is “Sống thì con chẳng cho ăn, chết thì xôi thịt làm văn tế ruồi” formal or informal?

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