Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tre già bà lim

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Meaning · English

Old people have old ideas

Literally: old tree cypress

Examples

Ông ấy đã lớn tuổi nên tư duy của ông như tre già bà limHe's elderly, so his thinking is like tre già bà lim

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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 “Tre già bà lim” mean?

Old people have old ideas Literally: old tree cypress

Is “Tre già bà lim” formal or informal?

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

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