Cà chín bầu già
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Meaning · English
Old people should marry old people
Literally: Ripe eggplant old gourd
Examples
Người già nên tìm nhau, cà chín bầu già màOld people should find each other, like ripe eggplant and old gourd
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.
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Common questions
What does “Cà chín bầu già” mean?
Old people should marry old people Literally: Ripe eggplant old gourd
Is “Cà chín bầu già” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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