Con nhà thôn quê cổ lỗ, con nhà thành phố ranh ma

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Meaning · English

Children from rural areas are naive, while those from cities are cunning

Literally: Child of village's ancient manner, child of city's clever devil

Examples

Con nhà thôn quê cổ lỗ, con nhà thành phố ranh ma nên khó kết bạnChildren from rural areas are naive, while those from cities are cunning, so it's hard for them to make friends

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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 nhà thôn quê cổ lỗ, con nhà thành phố ranh ma” mean?

Children from rural areas are naive, while those from cities are cunning Literally: Child of village's ancient manner, child of city's clever devil

Is “Con nhà thôn quê cổ lỗ, con nhà thành phố ranh ma” formal or informal?

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