Con khôn thì cha mẹ yên tâm; con dại thì dù có của rồi cũng hết

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A wise child brings peace of mind to parents, while a foolish one can squander everything

Literally: Intelligent child then parents peaceful; foolish child then even having property also exhausted

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Con khôn thì cha mẹ yên tâm; con dại thì dù có của rồi cũng hết, như trường hợp của anh ấyA wise child brings peace of mind to parents, while a foolish one can squander everything, as in his case

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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.

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What does “Con khôn thì cha mẹ yên tâm; con dại thì dù có của rồi cũng hết” mean?

A wise child brings peace of mind to parents, while a foolish one can squander everything Literally: Intelligent child then parents peaceful; foolish child then even having property also exhausted

Is “Con khôn thì cha mẹ yên tâm; con dại thì dù có của rồi cũng hết” formal or informal?

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