đến đít vẫn còn cay
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Meaning · English
Even in old age, one still has passion or energy
Literally: arrive at buttocks still spicy
Examples
Ông già đến đít vẫn còn cay, vẫn đi tập thể dục mỗi ngàyThe old man is still passionate even in old age, still exercises every day
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đến đít vẫn còn cay” mean?
Even in old age, one still has passion or energy Literally: arrive at buttocks still spicy
Is “đến đít vẫn còn cay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.