Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

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

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Meaning · English

Neglecting someone when they need it, but showing off after they're gone

Literally: Living, no food given to children, dead, sticky rice and meat to worship flies

Examples

Ông ấy không quan tâm đến mẹ mình khi còn sống, nhưng khi mẹ mất thì ông ấy đã tổ chức đám tang rất hoành trángHe didn't care about his mother when she was alive, but when she passed away, he held a very grand funeral

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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 thời con chẳng cho ăn, chết thời xôi thịt làm văn tế ruồi” mean?

Neglecting someone when they need it, but showing off after they're gone Literally: Living, no food given to children, dead, sticky rice and meat to worship flies

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

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