Ai rằng ta chẳng khôn này, đến khi nói dại mặt ngay cán tàn

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Meaning · English

Everyone thinks they are clever until they say something foolish

Literally: Who says we are not clever, when speaking foolishly, face immediately loses

Examples

Anh ấy luôn cho mình là thông minh, nhưng ai rằng ta chẳng khôn này, đến khi nói dại mặt ngay cán tànHe always thought he was smart, but everyone thinks they are clever until they say something foolish

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai rằng ta chẳng khôn này, đến khi nói dại mặt ngay cán tàn” mean?

Everyone thinks they are clever until they say something foolish Literally: Who says we are not clever, when speaking foolishly, face immediately loses

Is “Ai rằng ta chẳng khôn này, đến khi nói dại mặt ngay cán tàn” formal or informal?

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