Rừng già nhiều voi, rừng còi nhiều cọp

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Meaning · English

Experienced people are often found in established organizations

Literally: Old forest has many elephants, young forest has many tigers

Examples

Công ty cũ luôn có nhiều nhân viên giàu kinh nghiệm, chứng tỏ rừng già nhiều voiOld companies always have many experienced employees, proving that old forest has many elephants

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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 “Rừng già nhiều voi, rừng còi nhiều cọp” mean?

Experienced people are often found in established organizations Literally: Old forest has many elephants, young forest has many tigers

Is “Rừng già nhiều voi, rừng còi nhiều cọp” formal or informal?

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