Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trâu già chẳng nệ dao phay

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

An old person is not intimidated by threats

Literally: Old buffalo is not afraid of plane knife

Examples

Ông già đó trâu già chẳng nệ dao phay, vẫn nói thậtThat old man is not afraid of threats, he still tells the truth

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.

Common questions

What does “Trâu già chẳng nệ dao phay” mean?

An old person is not intimidated by threats Literally: Old buffalo is not afraid of plane knife

Is “Trâu già chẳng nệ dao phay” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time