chó già giữ xương
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Meaning · English
An old person holds on to their habits
Literally: old dog keeps bone
Examples
Ông ấy đã về hưu nhưng vẫn chó già giữ xương, không muốn thay đổi công việcHe has retired but still holds on to his old habits and doesn't want to change jobs
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “chó già giữ xương” mean?
An old person holds on to their habits Literally: old dog keeps bone
Is “chó già giữ xương” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.