Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bà già có khi gặp kẻ cắp

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Meaning · English

Even an inexperienced person can sometimes outsmart a cunning one

Literally: Old woman sometimes meets thief

Examples

Mặc dù anh ta rất thông minh, nhưng bà già có khi gặp kẻ cắp, cuối cùng anh ta cũng thuaAlthough he was very smart, but sometimes the old woman meets the thief, eventually he lost

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

Common questions

What does “Bà già có khi gặp kẻ cắp” mean?

Even an inexperienced person can sometimes outsmart a cunning one Literally: Old woman sometimes meets thief

Is “Bà già có khi gặp kẻ cắp” formal or informal?

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

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