Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trâu quá tuổi khó vực

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Old habits are hard to change

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thói quen cũ khó thay đổi

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Literally: Water buffalo past age hard to pull

Examples

Anh ấy đã quen hút thuốc từ lâu, trâu quá tuổi khó vựcHe has been smoking for a long time, old habits are hard to change

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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 quá tuổi khó vực” mean?

Old habits are hard to change Literally: Water buffalo past age hard to pull

Is “Trâu quá tuổi khó vực” formal or informal?

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

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