sào sâu khó nhổ
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Meaning · English
Habits formed over time are hard to change
Literally: deep root hard to pull
Examples
Người hút thuốc lá nhiều năm thì sào sâu khó nhổA person who has smoked for many years will find it hard to quit
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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 “sào sâu khó nhổ” mean?
Habits formed over time are hard to change Literally: deep root hard to pull
Is “sào sâu khó nhổ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.