Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chim khôn tránh bẫy tránh dò, người khôn tránh kẻ hồ đồ mới khôn

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Meaning · English

Intelligent people avoid foolish ones

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tránh né những người thiếu thông minh

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Literally: Smart bird avoids trap avoids probe, smart person avoids foolish person

Examples

Anh ấy là người khôn nên tránh xa những kẻ hồ đồHe's a smart person, so he avoids foolish people

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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 “Chim khôn tránh bẫy tránh dò, người khôn tránh kẻ hồ đồ mới khôn” mean?

Intelligent people avoid foolish ones Literally: Smart bird avoids trap avoids probe, smart person avoids foolish person

Is “Chim khôn tránh bẫy tránh dò, người khôn tránh kẻ hồ đồ mới khôn” formal or informal?

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

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