Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu gối quá mang tai

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be too old or infirm to do something

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quá già hoặc yếu để làm một việc gì

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Literally: knees pass the ears

Examples

Ông già đã đầu gối quá mang tai, không đi làm được nữaThe old man is too old to work anymore

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu gối quá mang tai” mean?

To be too old or infirm to do something Literally: knees pass the ears

Is “Đầu gối quá mang tai” formal or informal?

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

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