Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ăn cơm mới nói chuyện cũ

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Meaning · English

Over new rice, tell the old stories — the harvest table is where memory eats.

Literally: eating new rice, telling old tales

Examples

Ăn cơm mới, nói chuyện cũ.New rice on the table, old stories in the air.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ăn cơm mới nói chuyện cũ” mean?

Over new rice, tell the old stories — the harvest table is where memory eats. Literally: eating new rice, telling old tales

Is “ăn cơm mới nói chuyện cũ” formal or informal?

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

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