Dại nhà khôn chợ mới ngoan, khôn nhà dại chợ thế gian chê cười
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A fool at home can be wise outside, but a wise person at home who is foolish outside will be ridiculed
người ngốc ở nhà có thể khôn ngoan bên ngoài, nhưng người khôn ở nhà mà ngốc bên ngoài sẽ bị cười chế
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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Dại nhà khôn chợ mới ngoan, khôn nhà dại chợ thế gian chê cười” mean?
A fool at home can be wise outside, but a wise person at home who is foolish outside will be ridiculed Literally: Foolish at home, wise at market, newly obedient; wise at home, foolish at market, the world laughs
Is “Dại nhà khôn chợ mới ngoan, khôn nhà dại chợ thế gian chê cười” formal or informal?
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