Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Già đời mạng tơi chữa lửa

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Meaning · English

Old people's advice is useless in urgent situations

Literally: old life nettle treats fire

Examples

Khi cháy nhà, không ai cần gì Già đời mạng tơi chữa lửaWhen the house is on fire, no one needs old people's useless advice

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Già đời mạng tơi chữa lửa” mean?

Old people's advice is useless in urgent situations Literally: old life nettle treats fire

Is “Già đời mạng tơi chữa lửa” formal or informal?

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

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