rèm xưa ba bức mành manh, mắt cô thế ấy tu hành được đâu

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Meaning · English

One's inherent nature is hard to change

Literally: old curtain three torn screens, those worldly eyes can cultivate to what extent

Examples

Người ta nói rèm xưa ba bức mành manh, mắt cô thế ấy tu hành được đâu, nên không thể thay đổi bản thân mìnhPeople say old curtain three torn screens, those worldly eyes can cultivate to what extent, so one cannot change their inherent self

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ 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 “rèm xưa ba bức mành manh, mắt cô thế ấy tu hành được đâu” mean?

One's inherent nature is hard to change Literally: old curtain three torn screens, those worldly eyes can cultivate to what extent

Is “rèm xưa ba bức mành manh, mắt cô thế ấy tu hành được đâu” formal or informal?

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