Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

hương đảng mạc như xỉ

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Meaning · English

In the village, nothing outranks age — the hamlet's law: gray hair above every title.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: in the commune, nothing like teeth (age)

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 “hương đảng mạc như xỉ” mean?

In the village, nothing outranks age — the hamlet's law: gray hair above every title. Literally: in the commune, nothing like teeth (age)

Is “hương đảng mạc như xỉ” formal or informal?

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