bà cốt ngửi mùi tán hương
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Meaning · English
An old person tries to relive their youth
Literally: old woman smells fragrant scent
Examples
Sau khi chia tay chồng, bà bắt đầu đi dự tiệc và bà cốt ngửi mùi tán hươngAfter divorcing her husband, she started attending parties and was like an old woman smelling fragrant scent
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bà cốt ngửi mùi tán hương” mean?
An old person tries to relive their youth Literally: old woman smells fragrant scent
Is “bà cốt ngửi mùi tán hương” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.