của mình chẳng hay, của láng-diềng chẳng biết
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Unable to appreciate one's own strengths and unaware of others' weaknesses
Examples
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “của mình chẳng hay, của láng-diềng chẳng biết” mean?
Unable to appreciate one's own strengths and unaware of others' weaknesses Literally: one's own not good, neighbor's not know
Is “của mình chẳng hay, của láng-diềng chẳng biết” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.