Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Con cũ rủ con mới

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Meaning · English

Old habits influence new ones

Literally: old animal pulls new animal

Examples

Anh ấy đã cai nghiện được một thời gian nhưng con cũ rủ con mới nên lại nghiệnHe had been sober for a while but old habits die hard and he relapsed

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Con cũ rủ con mới” mean?

Old habits influence new ones Literally: old animal pulls new animal

Is “Con cũ rủ con mới” formal or informal?

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

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