dao có mài có sắc, người có học mới khôn
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Meaning · English
Knowledge and learning make a person wise
Literally: Knife has sharpening has sharpness, person has learning then wise
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “dao có mài có sắc, người có học mới khôn” mean?
Knowledge and learning make a person wise Literally: Knife has sharpening has sharpness, person has learning then wise
Is “dao có mài có sắc, người có học mới khôn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.