Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xưa bày nay làm

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Meaning · English

Learn from the past to act in the present

Literally: Old explain now do

Examples

Chúng ta cần xem xét lịch sử để áp dụng vào cuộc sống hiện tại, xưa bày nay làmWe need to look at history to apply it to our current lives, learn from the past

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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 “Xưa bày nay làm” mean?

Learn from the past to act in the present Literally: Old explain now do

Is “Xưa bày nay làm” formal or informal?

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

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