bạc đầu phải lừa con-trẻ
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Meaning · English
Old people must be deceived for their own good
Literally: silver hair must be fooled
Examples
Bác ấy già quá, bạc đầu phải lừa con-trẻ mới chịu nghe lờiThe old man is too old, we have to deceive him for his own good
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bạc đầu phải lừa con-trẻ” mean?
Old people must be deceived for their own good Literally: silver hair must be fooled
Is “bạc đầu phải lừa con-trẻ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.