tre khóc măng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.