Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

đứt đi mà nối, sao cho bằng mối xưa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Retied, but never like the first knot — mended bonds keep their splice.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vẫn được nối lại nhưng không bao giờ giống như ban đầu

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Literally: severed and rejoined: how equal the old joint

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 “đứt đi mà nối, sao cho bằng mối xưa” mean?

Retied, but never like the first knot — mended bonds keep their splice. Literally: severed and rejoined: how equal the old joint

Is “đứt đi mà nối, sao cho bằng mối xưa” formal or informal?

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

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