Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mạ già ruộng ngấu, cấy đâu được đấy

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Old habits die hard and are hard to change

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Literally: old rice field, difficult to plow

Examples

Sau nhiều năm sống ở thành phố, anh ta vẫn nói giọng quê nhà, thật là mạ già ruộng ngấu, cấy đâu được đấyAfter many years living in the city, he still speaks with his hometown accent, it's really old habits die hard

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mạ già ruộng ngấu, cấy đâu được đấy” mean?

Old habits die hard and are hard to change Literally: old rice field, difficult to plow

Is “Mạ già ruộng ngấu, cấy đâu được đấy” formal or informal?

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

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