Tháng năm ngọn già, tháng ba ngọn non
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Meaning · English
Older people should yield to younger ones
Literally: fifth month old shoots, third month new shoots
Examples
Ông già nên biết thế, tháng năm ngọn già, tháng ba ngọn non màThe old man should understand, older people should yield to younger ones
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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Tháng năm ngọn già, tháng ba ngọn non” mean?
Older people should yield to younger ones Literally: fifth month old shoots, third month new shoots
Is “Tháng năm ngọn già, tháng ba ngọn non” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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