Người chết mà nết không chừa
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Meaning · English
Even a dead person's good habits remain
Literally: A dead person's habits do not stop
Examples
Bố tôi đã mất nhưng thói quen giúp đỡ người khác của ông vẫn cònMy father has passed away, but his habit of helping others remains
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Người chết mà nết không chừa” mean?
Even a dead person's good habits remain Literally: A dead person's habits do not stop
Is “Người chết mà nết không chừa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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