Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đã chết, mà nết không chừa, đến mai đi chợ, chộ dừa lại ăn

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Meaning · English

Dead but still not giving up bad habits

Literally: Already dead, but habits not stopped, tomorrow go to market, see coconut and eat again

Examples

Ông ấy hút thuốc lá đã nhiều năm, đã chết, mà nết không chừa, đến mai đi chợ, chộ dừa lại ănHe has been smoking for many years, dead but still not giving up the habit, tomorrow he goes to the market and sees a coconut and eats it again

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

Common questions

What does “Đã chết, mà nết không chừa, đến mai đi chợ, chộ dừa lại ăn” mean?

Dead but still not giving up bad habits Literally: Already dead, but habits not stopped, tomorrow go to market, see coconut and eat again

Is “Đã chết, mà nết không chừa, đến mai đi chợ, chộ dừa lại ăn” formal or informal?

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

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