Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bà cốt ngửi mùi tàn hương

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

A woman remembers her past love

Literally: Mrs. Bone smells the scent of incense

Examples

Khi gặp lại người yêu cũ, bà cốt ngửi mùi tàn hươngWhen she met her old lover again, she remembered the past love

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bà cốt ngửi mùi tàn hương” mean?

A woman remembers her past love Literally: Mrs. Bone smells the scent of incense

Is “Bà cốt ngửi mùi tàn hương” formal or informal?

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

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