Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mẹ già con dại

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Meaning · English

Older people become foolish like children again

Literally: old mother foolish child

Examples

Sau tuổi già, bố tôi bắt đầu mắc bệnh 'Mẹ già con dại'After old age, my father started suffering from 'Mẹ già con dại'

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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 “Mẹ già con dại” mean?

Older people become foolish like children again Literally: old mother foolish child

Is “Mẹ già con dại” formal or informal?

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

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