Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đừng có chết mất thì thôi, kìa như cái cóc bôi vôi lại về

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Meaning · English

People tend to return to their old habits

Literally: don't die then stop, like the toad smeared with lime comes back

Examples

Anh ấy đã cai nghiện nhưng rồi lại trở lại, đừng có chết mất thì thôi, kìa như cái cóc bôi vôi lại vềHe quit his addiction but relapsed, people tend to return to their old habits

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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 “Đừng có chết mất thì thôi, kìa như cái cóc bôi vôi lại về” mean?

People tend to return to their old habits Literally: don't die then stop, like the toad smeared with lime comes back

Is “Đừng có chết mất thì thôi, kìa như cái cóc bôi vôi lại về” formal or informal?

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