gà trống nuôi con

• (Northern Vietnam) gà sống nuôi con

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ nuəj˧˧ kɔn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧]

gà trống nuôi con

1. (literal) a rooster/cock who raises his own chicks
2. (figurative) 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.