chơi hoa cho biết mùi hoa, cầm cân cho biết cân già cân non
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Handle the flower to know its scent, hold the scales to know full weight from short — experience is the only teacher.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chơi hoa cho biết mùi hoa, cầm cân cho biết cân già cân non” mean?
Handle the flower to know its scent, hold the scales to know full weight from short — experience is the only teacher. Literally: play with the flower to know it; hold the balance to know old from young weight
Is “chơi hoa cho biết mùi hoa, cầm cân cho biết cân già cân non” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.