Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sư và sư phải, vãi rằng vãi hay

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Meaning · English

Everyone thinks their own child is the most beautiful

Literally: The monk says the monk's is right, the nun says the nun's is good

Examples

Mẹ nào cũng nói con mình đẹp nhất, sư và sư phải, vãi rằng vãi hayEvery mother says her child is the most beautiful, the monk says the monk's is right, the nun says the nun's is good

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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 “Sư và sư phải, vãi rằng vãi hay” mean?

Everyone thinks their own child is the most beautiful Literally: The monk says the monk's is right, the nun says the nun's is good

Is “Sư và sư phải, vãi rằng vãi hay” formal or informal?

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

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