Có đứt tay mới hay thuốc da
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Meaning · English
Literally: Have a broken arm to know the medicine for skin
Examples
Anh ấy không tin có đứt tay mới hay thuốc da, nên đi du lịch một mìnhHe didn't believe experience is the best teacher, so he traveled alone
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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Có đứt tay mới hay thuốc da” mean?
Experience is the best teacher Literally: Have a broken arm to know the medicine for skin
Is “Có đứt tay mới hay thuốc da” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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