Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mẹ già như chuối già hương, như xôi nếp mật như đường mía lau

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Meaning · English

An old mother is as sweet and precious as ripe bananas or sticky rice

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mẹ già ngọt ngào và quý giá

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Literally: old mother like ripe banana fragrance, like glutinous rice honey like sugarcane juice

Examples

Mẹ tôi đã mất nhưng tôi vẫn nhớ bà như ngày xưa, mẹ già như chuối già hương, như xôi nếp mật như đường mía lauMy mother has passed away, but I still remember her like in the old days, an old mother is as sweet and precious as ripe bananas or sticky rice

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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 như chuối già hương, như xôi nếp mật như đường mía lau” mean?

An old mother is as sweet and precious as ripe bananas or sticky rice Literally: old mother like ripe banana fragrance, like glutinous rice honey like sugarcane juice

Is “Mẹ già như chuối già hương, như xôi nếp mật như đường mía lau” formal or informal?

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