đất cũ đãi người mới
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Meaning · English
Old soil favors the newcomer — the fresh arrival prospers where the settled plod; beginner's luck, in real estate.
Literally: old land treats the new person well
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đất cũ đãi người mới” mean?
Old soil favors the newcomer — the fresh arrival prospers where the settled plod; beginner's luck, in real estate. Literally: old land treats the new person well
Is “đất cũ đãi người mới” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.