Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Có mới thì nới cũ ra, mới để trong nhà, cũ để ngoài sân

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Meaning · English

New things replace old ones

Literally: Have new, then expand old, new in house, old in yard

Examples

Khi mua cái tủ mới, mẹ nói có mới thì nới cũ ra, nên bán cái tủ cũ đi.When buying a new cabinet, my mom said have new, then expand old, so we should sell the old one.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Có mới thì nới cũ ra, mới để trong nhà, cũ để ngoài sân” mean?

New things replace old ones Literally: Have new, then expand old, new in house, old in yard

Is “Có mới thì nới cũ ra, mới để trong nhà, cũ để ngoài sân” formal or informal?

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

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