dạy khỉ trèo cây
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Meaning · English
Teaching the monkey to climb — instruction the pupil was born past needing.
Literally: teach the monkey tree-climbing
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “dạy khỉ trèo cây” mean?
Teaching the monkey to climb — instruction the pupil was born past needing. Literally: teach the monkey tree-climbing
Is “dạy khỉ trèo cây” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.