Bắt người có tóc chẳng ai bắt người trọc đầu

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

It's easier to deceive or manipulate someone who is naive or inexperienced

Literally: Catch people with hair, no one catches bald-headed people

Examples

Anh ấy quá nhẹ dạ, nên bị lừa đảo, bắt người có tóc chẳng ai bắt người trọc đầu màHe's too gullible, so he got cheated, it's true that people often deceive the naive

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Bắt người có tóc chẳng ai bắt người trọc đầu” mean?

It's easier to deceive or manipulate someone who is naive or inexperienced Literally: Catch people with hair, no one catches bald-headed people

Is “Bắt người có tóc chẳng ai bắt người trọc đầu” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time