quen mui biết mùi ăn mãi
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Meaning · English
Familiarity breeds fondness
Literally: familiar with the smell, know the smell to eat forever
Examples
Cô ấy quen mui biết mùi ăn mãi với món phở nàyShe has gotten familiar with and fond of this pho dish
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “quen mui biết mùi ăn mãi” mean?
Familiarity breeds fondness Literally: familiar with the smell, know the smell to eat forever
Is “quen mui biết mùi ăn mãi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.