gà trống nuôi con

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣaː˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ nuəj˧˧ kɔn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣaː˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣaː˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧]

Noun

gà trống nuôi con

  1. (literally) a rooster/cock who raises his own chicks
  2. (figuratively) a single human father
    Khổ thân chú ấy. Vợ mất sớm, phải chịu cảnh gà trống nuôi con.
    That poor guy's wife died young, now he has to be the homemaker caring for his kids.
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