Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tre khóc măng

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Meaning · English

The bamboo weeps for the shoot — a parent burying a child; grief in the wrong order.

Literally: bamboo mourns the shoot

Examples

Cảnh tre khóc măng, không nỗi đau nào bằng.The bamboo mourning its shoot — no grief compares.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tre khóc măng” mean?

The bamboo weeps for the shoot — a parent burying a child; grief in the wrong order. Literally: bamboo mourns the shoot

Is “tre khóc măng” formal or informal?

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

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